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Wrong Chamomile??

Hi herb experts! Hoping you can help me figure this out...

Last year I winter sowed some chamomile. Now, I had originally had the German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) on my 'want' list. But it was getting late and the only trade I could find for it was for Anthemis nobilis, Roman Chamomile, which was ok with me too.

Well now we have blooms and it doesn't look like either of the above mentioned types of chamomile. The flowers are yellow, not white like in my herb book. Is this Anthemis tinctoria, the Dyer's Chamomile?

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I am guessing this is the wrong kind to use for tea then? If so then I am kinda' peeved!!! I was so looking forward to harvesting my own this year....;-(

Ps. If I have to get seeds of the other kind I might as well ask now, which is the better chamomile for tea? Anthemis nobilis or Matricaria recutita? Are both invasive, or only the perennial A. nobilis?

Thanks very much for the help!

CMK

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