Description

Wild Carrot Daucus carota

Common names include, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, Queen Anne's lace.

Choose this striking biennial wildflower for its decorative foliage and distinctive flat white flower heads.  This common tall native wildflower species can be seen growing in a range of meadows and wildflower areas.

An RHS Plants for Pollinators, the white umbels of the flower heads, tinged with pink when in bud, are attractive to bees and other pollinating insects.

All our native wildflower seed is sourced from stock grown in the wild in Britain.  It is then multiplied up commercially and packed in the UK so you can be confident you are buying native British wildflower seed.

Grow wild carrot in a sunny position on well-drained soil.

Best sown in the autumn from August to October as a period of cold is required to break dormancy.