Carrot.

Auf einen Blick

Pflegestufe

Mittel

Pflanzenart

Biennial vegetable

Licht

Full sun

Licht im Innenraum

Direkte Sonne

Gießen

Alle 3 bis 7 Tage

Endgröße

12 to 24 inches tall

Wachstum

Mittel

Winterhärte

USDA 3 bis 10

Blütezeit

Late spring to early autumn

Pflege

Keep the soil consistently moist to prevent the roots from splitting or becoming woody. Watch for carrot rust flies and ensure you thin seedlings early so they have enough room to grow. Mulching helps keep the soil cool and prevents the top of the root from turning green.

Gießen

Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged to ensure the roots develop properly.

Düngen

Use a low nitrogen fertilizer to encourage root growth rather than excessive leafy tops.

Schneiden

Thin out seedlings as they emerge to give each plant enough space to mature.

Umtopfen

Carrots do not like being moved and should be sown directly into their final growing spot.

Boden

Loose, sandy, well draining soil

Boden-pH

6.0 to 6.8

Temperatur

-20 bis 30°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

40 bis 70%

Sicherheit

Menschen

The plant is generally considered safe to handle, but the sap can cause phytophotodermatitis in sensitive individuals.

Kinder

The plant is not inherently dangerous to children, but they should be discouraged from handling it due to potential skin irritation.

Kontaktallergene

Contact with the foliage can cause skin rashes in some people due to furanocoumarins.

Allergene in der Luft

The pollen can trigger hay fever symptoms in sensitive individuals during the flowering season.

Essbarkeit

Wild carrot foliage can cause severe skin irritation and is easily confused with the deadly poison hemlock.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Feathery green foliage
• Long edible taproot
• Deeply divided leaves
• White umbel flowers

Höhe

0,3 bis 1,2m

Breite

0,2 bis 0,45m

Blätter

green, deciduous

Blüten

white, 5 bis 15cm

Früchte

brown, Autumn

Häufige Probleme

• Carrot rust fly — Larvae tunnel into the roots, causing stunted growth and decay.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

seed

Pflanzzeit

spring, autumn

Planting aromatic herbs nearby is a great way to protect your carrots from common garden pests.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• Lauch — Leeks can help deter carrot rust flies when planted nearby.
• Zwiebel — Onions provide a strong scent that masks the smell of carrots from pests.
• Rosemary — The aromatic oils in rosemary help confuse carrot-seeking insects.

Fernhalten von

• Dill — Dill can cross-pollinate with wild carrot and compete for similar resources.

Ähnliche Arten

• Poison hemlock — This highly toxic plant looks very similar to wild carrot.
• Cow parsley — It shares a similar appearance but flowers much earlier in the season.

Botanisches

Familie

Apiaceae

Gattung

Daucus

Ordnung

Apiales

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Europe and southwestern Asia.

Artenschutz

This species is considered a common weed in many regions and is not of conservation concern.

It thrives in open, disturbed sites where it can quickly establish itself as a pioneer species.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

nectar source, larval host plant

Bestäuber

Bienen, Schmetterlinge, Käfer

Verwendung

pollinator garden, cut flower, wildlife habitat

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Is wild carrot edible?

The roots are edible when young, but it is extremely dangerous to forage due to its resemblance to poison hemlock.

How do I tell it apart from poison hemlock?

Wild carrot has a hairy stem and a single dark central floret, while poison hemlock has smooth, purple-spotted stems and no central floret.

Woher der Name kommt

The name Daucus comes from the Greek word for carrot, while carota is the Latin name for the plant.

Gut zu wissen

• It is the wild ancestor of the common garden carrot.
• The flower heads curl up like a bird's nest when they go to seed.
• It is a biennial, meaning it completes its life cycle in two years.