Carrot Flower

Did you know

• Carrots only flower in their second year of growth—farmers harvest the root in year one, so most people never see the blooms.
• The flat-topped flower clusters, called umbels, can contain over 1,000 tiny individual florets.
• Wild carrot, also known as Queen Anne's lace, is the ancestor of all cultivated carrots.
• The first cultivated carrots were purple or yellow, not orange—orange carrots were developed in the Netherlands in the 17th century.
• Carrot flower umbels curl inward when setting seed, forming a cup-like 'bird's nest' shape.

Color meanings

Uses

• root vegetable production
• seed harvesting
• pollinator support