Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Like a compact form of ammi, this delicate umbel flowers solidly all summer and its seed heads are nearly as good as the lacey flowers
More of us should grow this garden-worthy wild flower in our borders as well as plant as plugs into grass. It makes a good cut flower.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Biennial or Short-lived Perennial
- Position
- In Grass
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - September
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Common name
- Wild Carrot
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow thinly under cover or direct where it is to flower from autumn to spring. Seed dormancy is broken by a period of exposure to cold so best sown before the weather warms up. Thin seedlings to 30cm apart.
Care Tips
Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering and pick for the vase.
Flowering Time
June - September
