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Apiaceae
Cow Parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris
Rural charm and simplicity.
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Anthriscus
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- Biennial to short-lived perennial
- Height
- 60-150 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Moist, fertile
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- Biennial
Did you know
- Cow parsley is one of the first hedgerow plants to bloom, creating frothy white roadsides in spring.
- It is also called Queen Anne's lace in some regions, though that name more commonly refers to wild carrot.
- The hollow stems were used as peashooters by children in the English countryside.
- It can be confused with deadly hemlock, so foragers must identify it carefully.
- A single plant can produce thousands of seeds, explaining why it so readily colonizes roadsides.
Color meanings
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Country life
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Naturalness
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Freedom