Golden Marguerite

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1. Description
2. Origin
3. Uses
4. Culture
5. Sources
6. Thanks to...

Anthemis tinctoria
Family: Compositae

Common names: yellow chamomile, golden marguerite, dyers chamomile

Description

A. tinctoria, a short-lived perennial, has bright green, pungent, finely divided, feathery leaves, and yellow, daisy-like flowers which are borne singly on long, thin stems. This plant grows up to 60 cm tall.

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Origin

Europe, Asia: Golden marguerite is a useful dye plant but has no commercial value. It was grown in our herb trial as part of our dye plant collection.

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Uses of Golden marguerite and claims

• Culinary: none
• Medicinal: seed oil was used to treat earaches, deafness; plant is said to be antispasmodic and stimulate menstrual flow.
• Industrial: flowers produce an excellent yellow and golden-orange dye

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Culture

• Propagation: Golden marguerite can be propagated from seed and plant divisions.
• Cultivation: It prefers a sunny site and cannot tolerate extreme heat or drought. Plants should be cut back after flowering. Divide plants every 2-3 years.

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Sources

• Bremness, L. 1994. Herbs. Dorling Kindersley Ltd.
• Kowalchik, C. and W. H. Hylton Eds. 1998. Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs. Rodale Press.

Thanks to

This demonstration garden was a result of the efforts of Dr. Alan McKeown, Vegetable Scientist, University of Guelph and was made possible with grants from the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and the Tobacco Diversification Program.

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