• Close-up of Daucus Carota flowers with white umbels, showcasing a relaxed meadow garden aesthetic.
  • Daucus Carota seed heads among blooming white flowers, enhancing garden aesthetics with a meadow style.
  • Daucus Carota, or Wild Carrot, featuring dense umbels of delicate white flowers on a green stem.
  • Daucus Carota (Wild Carrot) in a meadow, showcasing dense pale flowers and unique seed heads against a cloudy sky.
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Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden

Daucus Carota (Wild Carrot)

£2.20
£2.20
Tax included.

Daucus Carota attracts a huge range of beneficial insects to the garden. A wonderful flower to grow for a relaxed meadow style or cottage garden vibe.  Strong stems supporting umbels of dense pale flowers. 

After flowering, the flower heads fold inwards to make gorgeous, unusual seed heads. It's a great addition to gardens and landscapes, providing a stunning visual display and enhancing the biodiversity of your ecosystem.

  • Seed Quantity: 100 Seeds
  • Type: Annual/Biennial
  • Genus: Daucus Carota 
  • Sow Seeds: Sow March-May for first-year flowers or September for flowers the following year.  Sow thinly undercover or direct where they are to grow. Cover the seeds only very lightly and keep them gently watered until they germinate.  Germination can be slow....be patient!  
  • Plant Out: Thin or plant out 30cm apart.  Likes full sun and well-drained soil
  • Flowers: June-September
  • Height & Spread: 60-75cm high x 40cm spread
    Close-up of Daucus Carota flowers with white umbels, showcasing a relaxed meadow garden aesthetic.
    Daucus Carota seed heads among blooming white flowers, enhancing garden aesthetics with a meadow style.
    Daucus Carota, or Wild Carrot, featuring dense umbels of delicate white flowers on a green stem.
    Daucus Carota (Wild Carrot) in a meadow, showcasing dense pale flowers and unique seed heads against a cloudy sky.