16. June, 2026
Dyer’s chamomile is now full in bloom. It is multiple year plants and it gives much more flowers in 2nd and 3rd year. We planted last spring and I did not see much flowers last summer, but now it is blooming a lot. The flowers gives a very nice neon yellow when dyeing with it. I harvested what I can and hang to dry.
Although it is nicely blooming, it has black lice on the stem. I heard you can use dishwashing soap to prevent them from coming. For now, I did not do anything and let it live there. I hope it does not eat up the whole plants.