Vanier Garden Plant Diversity

The Roman Chamomile plant (Chamaemelum nobile) is part of the Asteraceae family, or also known as the Daisy or Sunflower family. The chamomile plant is used for flavoring teas and aromatherapy. There are no current medicinal properties that are backed by enough research, but there are claims it can help with anxiety and insomnia. Chamomile grows to around 8-12 inches above the ground and have lovely white and yellow flowers. This plant was known to the Greeks as ground apple, as the flowers almost give off an apple like smell. Chamomile was also used as offerings to the gods in Egypt as a…