General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 ft. or more
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Erosion control
Vegetable
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Other: taproot is edible
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Days to germinate: 14-21
Depth to plant seed: Barely cover
Sow in situ
Other info: Cool weather crop. Plant Spring or Fall. Thin to 4-6 inches apart.
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Carrot
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Daucus carota var. sativus
  • Synonym: Daucus carota subsp. sativus

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Location: Calgary, AB
Date: 2012-09-20
Location: Calgary, AB
Date: 2012-09-20
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antsinmypants On May 4, 2021 Plant emerged
antsinmypants On April 25, 2021 Seeds sown
Outdoors in raised bed.
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