Wild Carrot Seeds (Daucus carota)

Bringing elegance to wildflower meadows, cottage gardens, and wildlife-friendly spaces with its delicate white umbels. Wild Carrot attracts a wide range of pollinators and beneficial insects, making it a valuable addition to ecological planting schemes. Ideal for sunny borders and meadow-style planting, this native species also provides beautiful seed heads in late summer and autumn.

Key Features:

• Excellent for pollinator-friendly and wildlife gardens
• Provides food and habitat for beneficial insects like hoverflies and solitary bees
• Delicate, lacy flowers add visual interest through summer into autumn
• Hardy, drought-tolerant, and thrives in poor or dry soils
• Approx. 750 seeds per 1g

Wild Carrot (Daucus carota), a UK native wildflower, is a charming biennial best known for its fine, fern-like foliage and flat-topped clusters of tiny white flowers, often with a single dark floret at the centre. Flowering from June to September in its second year, Wild Carrot creates an airy, romantic display that sways beautifully in the breeze.

The blooms are followed by distinctive seed heads that curl inward, resembling birds’ nests, providing structure and seasonal interest into autumn. It’s especially valuable in naturalistic planting schemes and meadows where it supports insect biodiversity and helps encourage a balanced ecosystem.

Wild Carrot grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. It thrives in low-fertility conditions, making it ideal for rewilding projects or low-maintenance garden borders. Although biennial, it self-seeds readily, ensuring a continued presence in suitable conditions.

Sow Wild Carrot seeds directly into prepared soil from late summer to early autumn or in spring. Cold-stratification over winter will help break dormancy and improve germination, especially when autumn-sown.

Choose a sunny, open site with well-drained, low-nutrient soil. Avoid rich composts or heavy feeding, as Wild Carrot prefers poor soils where it can thrive without competition from vigorous grasses or weeds.

Lightly rake the seeds into the soil surface or sow shallowly, and water gently until established. Germination typically occurs within 2 to 4 weeks but may be slower in colder conditions.

This is a biennial species, plants will form a rosette of leaves in the first year, with flowering and seed-setting in the second year. Allow some plants to go to seed for natural regeneration.

For garden applications direct sow at 1g/m2. For overseeding existing meadow planting or for new sowings on larger areas sow at a maximum of 2g/m2.

Wild Carrot is ideal for wildflower meadows, roadside verges, nature-friendly gardens, and low-maintenance planting schemes. Its nectar-rich flowers attract bees, butterflies, hoverflies, and other beneficial insects, supporting healthy garden ecosystems.

As part of a diverse native meadow mix, Wild Carrot plays an important role in attracting and sustaining pollinators while also adding long-lasting beauty to natural planting schemes. Its seed heads also provide shelter and overwintering habitat for insects.

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Q1: When will Wild Carrot flower?
A: Wild Carrot flowers in its second year, typically from June to September.

Q2: Can I sow Wild Carrot in spring?
A: Yes, you can sow in early spring, but autumn sowing may improve germination due to natural cold stratification over winter.

Q3: Will Wild Carrot return every year?
A: While each plant is biennial, Wild Carrot readily self-seeds if allowed, creating a self-sustaining population over time.

Q4: Is Wild Carrot suitable for pots or containers?
A: Not ideal. Wild Carrot develops a long taproot and is best suited for open ground in meadows or borders.