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wild carrot

Daucus carota

herbaceous☀️ full sun💧 low water❄ Hardy: Zone 4a – Zone 11b

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Wild carrot is a biennial herb with feathery foliage and delicate white or pale pink flower clusters atop tall stems. It is the ancestor of cultivated carrots and self-seeds readily in sunny locations.

Overview

Form
Upright
Growth Rate
moderate
Size
1–3′ tall × 0.5–1.5′ wide
Dormancy
deciduous
Family
Apiaceae

Native Range

Mediterranean and temperate Asia

Seasonality

Bloom Season

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Harvest Season

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Season of Interest

SpringSummerFall

Companion Planting

Plants well with

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Wwild garlic

wild garlic

Allium vineale

Wild garlic's sulfur compounds repel carrot rust flies and other root-maggot pests that damage carrots.

BBorage

Borage

Borago officinalis

Borage attracts the carrot rust fly's predators and parasitoids. Its abundant nectar supports beneficial insect populations that prey on carrot pests.

Ccabbage, broccoli, and allies

cabbage, broccoli, and allies

Brassica oleracea

Wild carrot flowers attract parasitic wasps and hoverflies that control cabbage moths and other Brassica pests.