Dyers’ Chamomile ( T)

3. Dyers’ Chamomile  - Cota tinctoria (formerly Anthemis tinctoria) T

Other names: golden marguerite, yellow chamomile, oxeye chamomile, Boston daisy

A short-lived perennial

Native to Europe, Mediterranean and Western Asia.

One of the traditional sources of yellow dye in many parts of Europe, also used in Turkey for dyeing yarn for carpets.

Dye: the flowers give yellow, orange and buff shades