SCIENTIFIC NAME: Daucus carota

COMMON NAME: Wild carrot, queen anne's lace

FAMILY: Umbelliferae

TYPE: Biennial

LEAVES: Alternate, pinnately divided into small linear segments. Petiole is sheath-like, clasping the stem.

FLOWER: Small white flowers in dense, flat or concave clusters at ends of stems on branches (umbels) with center flower in cluster maroon to black.

SEASON OF BLOOM: May to September.

GROWTH HABIT: First year, develops a rosette of finely divided leaves, with a white fleshy taproot shaped like a carrot. Mature plant has hollow stems and carrot-like odor and can grow to height of 6 feet.

SOIL: Well drained.

SUN: Full sun to part shade.

HARDINESS: Zones 3-9, southern Canada to northern Florida.

UTILIZATION: Meadow gardens, perennial border.

DISEASES: None significant.

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS: No serious

PROPAGATION: Reproduces readily from seed.

MAINTENANCE: Low fertility best, remove after flowering.

NOTES: Flower forms a "bird nest" as it dries. Native to Europe but naturalized in Eastern
U. S. and Canada.