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Anthemis
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
Herbaceous
Perennial
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Anthemis.
sancti-johannis |
Anthemis. tinctoria
Kelwayi |
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Anthemis are a genus of
clump forming and mat forming short lived perennials, grown for their
attractive aromatic foliage and daisy like flowers. The golden-eyed
flowers which range in colour from white through lemon-yellows and onto
golden oranges, are borne in succession from late spring and until late
summer and in many cases make excellent cut flowers.
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| Anthemis.
noblis
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See Chamaemelum
nobile (Chamomile)
Form: Invasive, evergreen,
mat-forming perennial
Height: 4in (10cm)
Spread: 18in (45cm)
Foliage: Finely divided aromatic leaves.
Flowers: Daisy-like heads of white flowers with yellow centres,
produced in late spring or summer.
Description:
The tea is recommended to help flatulence and dyspepsia. Also for relief
of pain, painful periods and as a general health-giving all round tonic.
Dried flower heads are used in teas, lotions and potpourri.
Sowing
Instructions:
Start seed indoors from late winter through early
summer. Sow seed on the surface of a pre-moistened potting soil and mist
to ensure good seed/soil contact. Loosely cover container with a sheet
of plastic wrap to retain moisture. Germination takes 14-28 days at
60-70F.
Seeds can also be direct sown outdoors in early spring, after all
danger of frost.
Growing
Instructions: Transplant on to individual 3in. pots when large
enough to handle. Gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions and set
out after all danger of frost at a spacing of 12in.
Culinary
Notes: Dried flower heads are used in teas, lotions and potpourri
Variety 'Treneague'
Form: Evergreen, mat-forming perennial
Height: 4in (10cm)
Spread: 18in (45cm)
Foliage: Finely divided aromatic leaves.
Flowers: Non-flowering
Used extensively to make lawns
Description:
A brilliant green lawn if cut regularly, stays green in hot dry weather
and particularly useful on light soils. Delightful fragrance when
freshly mown. Plant out 6x6in.
Sowing
Instructions:
Sow in trays, pots, etc of good seed compost in a
propagator or warm place to maintain an optimum temperature of 65-70F
(18-20C). Surface sow and do not exclude light. Sowing Time: February to
July. Germination usually takes 14-30 days.
Growing
Instructions: Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into
7.5cm (3in) pots. Acclimatise young plants to outdoor conditions before
planting out 30cm (12in) apart in full sun.
Aftercare
Instructions: Prefers a well drained soil.
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Anthemis.
punctata
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Subspecies
cupaniana
Form: Evergreen, carpeting,
perennial
Height: 12in (30cm)
Spread: 12in (30cm)
Foliage: Dense, finely cut, silvery leaves, that turn green in
winter.
Flowers: In early summer, bears many small, daisy-like, white
flowers with yellow centres.
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Anthemis.
sancti-johannis
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Form:
Evergreen, spreading, bushy, perennials
Height: 24in (60cm)
Spread: 24in (60cm)
Foliage: Having fern-like, shaggy, mid-green leaves.
Flowers: In summer, bears many bright orange, daisy-like,
flower-heads
Frost Hardy
Description:
Prolific and continuous display of warm orange blooms up to 2½in
across. Finely cut grey/green foliage. Excellent border and cut flower.
Sowing
Instructions:
Sow in trays, pots, etc of good seed compost in a
propagator or warm place to maintain an optimum temperature of 65-70F
(18-20C). Surface sow and do not exclude light. Sowing Time: February to
July. Germination usually takes 14-30 days.
Growing
Instructions: Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into
7.5cm (3in) pots. Acclimatise young plants to outdoor conditions before
planting out 30cm (12in) apart in full sun.
Aftercare
Instructions: Prefers a well drained soil.
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Anthemis.
tinctoria
Anthemis. tinctoria 'EC Buxton'
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Form:
Evergreen, clump-forming,
perennials
Height: 3ft (1m)
Spread: 3ft (1m)
Foliage:
Having fern-like, crinkly, mid-green leaves.
Flowers:
In mid-summer, produces a mass of yellow, daisy-like, flower-heads.
Fully Hardy
Var 'E.C.Buxton'
Form:
Evergreen, clump-forming,
perennials
Height: 3ft (1m)
Spread: 3ft (1m)
Foliage:
Having fern-like, crinkly, mid-green leaves.
Flowers:
In mid-summer, produces a mass of lemon-yellow, daisy-like, flower-heads.
Cut back hard following flowering to tidy the plant and promote new
growth
Fully Hardy
Description:
Large single bright lemon blooms, attractive grey-green foliage.
Invaluable for borders and cut flowers.
Sowing
Instructions:
Sow in trays, pots, etc of good seed compost in a
propagator or warm place to maintain an optimum temperature of 65-70F
(18-20C). Surface sow and do not exclude light. Sowing Time: February to
July. Germination usually takes 14-30 days.
Growing
Instructions: Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into
7.5cm (3in) pots. Acclimatise young plants to outdoor conditions before
planting out plants 30cm (12in) apart in full sun. Prefers a well
drained soil
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Cultivation: -
Grow in reasonably
fertile, well drained soil, in full sun.
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Propagation: -
By division of clumps in spring, or for some
species by basal cuttings during late summer, autumn or spring.
Sowing
Instructions:
Start seed indoors, or in the coldframe from late winter through early
summer. Sow seed on the surface of a pre-moistened potting soil and mist
to ensure good seed/soil contact. Loosely cover container with a sheet
of plastic wrap to retain moisture. Germination takes 14-30 days at
65-70F.
Seeds can also be direct sown outdoors in early spring, after all
danger of frost.
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Fully Hardy
Pests & Diseases: -
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This page was last updated on 20/06/2005
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