Bishop’s Lace
Daucus carota
- Average Seeds per Packet
- 140
- Packet Price
- £2.49
- Information
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Hardy Native Annual, usually of dry grassland and arable land; with mass heads of small white flowers on tall, hairy stems above large, feathery foliage in June to August.
Height x Spread:
24 in (60 cm) x 18 in (45 cm)
Wildlife Value:
Very attractive to Beetles and Flies; also a food plant of the Turnip Moth and Swallowtail butterfly caterpillars.
Other Interest:
Was used in herbal medicine to ease digestion and as a diuretic.
