Biannual plant with a fleshy, elongated, fleshy root, usually orange-red in colour. The leaves are finely divided and long stalked, arranged in a rosette and have a pleasant aroma. In the second year, an erect, branched, up to 1.5 m high stem appears. Inflorescence in a compound umbel with small white flowers. The fruit is a double welded achene.
It grows spontaneously on banks and hillsides throughout Europe and North Africa.
Sow in Spring
Greening, Restoration

| Flowering period | June, July, August, September, Summer |
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| Common name | DAUCUS CAROTA - Wild Carrot |
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| Life cycle | Annual |
| Wildlife | Bees, Insects, Butterflies |
| Sowing period | March, April, May, Spring |
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| Germination (days) | 10-20 |
| Average germination (%) | 80 |
| Seeds per gram | 1000 |
| Type of use | Greening, Restoration |
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