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Angelica
HerbAngelica archangelica
- Partial sun
- Zones 5–8
- 365 days to maturity
- Herbs
- 24" spacing
- Moderate water
- Biennial
Overview
Large, lobed leaves and thick, hollow stems. Leaves and stalks have sweet flavor. Because Angelica is a biennial, flowering begins early spring of the second year. Large, numerous blooms. Seeds are cold-stored to ensure viability. Blooms make a lovely addition to fresh or dried bouquets. Attracts and feeds beneficial insects and pollinators, including bees, parasitic wasps, lady beetles, minute pirate bugs, syrphid flies, and tachinid flies.
Planting
Cold stratify seeds indoors for 3-4 weeks or sow in fall for spring germination; transplant outdoors after last frost
Growing
Sun: partial. Water: moderate. Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil with moderate moisture retention. Space plants 24" apart. Germination: 14-21 days.