Anthemis tinctoria 'E. C. Buxton'
(Dyer's Chamomile 'E. C. Buxton')
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H4
Height - 60cm or more
Width - 50cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit and branching stems. Aromatic, feathery leaves are pinnate and have lanceolate to oblong leaflets with pinnatisect lobing. The leaves are dark green to mid-green on the upper surfaces and grey-green on the undersides. Glowing, gentle yellow daisy-like flowers have prominent, golden yellow centres. The flowers are produced continuously through the summer on slender stems. The flowers are nyctinastic, meaning they close up at night due to fluctuation in light levels and temperature. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Daisy-like flowers are composed of pale, lemon yellow ray florets (petals) that surround a central cluster of golden yellow disc florets. The flowers are held on slender stems and produced from June through August.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers, disc and ray florets
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Aromatic leaves are pinnate and have lanceolate to oblong leaflets with pinnatisect lobing. The leaves are dark green to mid-green on the upper surfaces and grey-green on the undersides. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with lanceolate to oblong leaflets
Propagation:
Division, cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil.