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Angelica Herb Seed — natural held display
Angelica archangelica
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Angelica Herb Seed

Item #HSC-HRB-002-PKT

A tall biennial with striking flower heads.

Angelica grows large, lobed leaves; its stems are thick and hollow, and both stalks and leaves taste sweet. As a biennial it flowers in early spring of its second year, with many big, rounded blooms that are lovely fresh or dried.

The flowers feed hoverflies, tachinid flies, lady beetles, minute pirate bugs, parasitic wasps and bees. Seed loses viability fast, so keep it cold until sowing.

Flowers in the second spring, about a year from sowing. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 200 seeds
  • Average 6,300 seeds per oz.

In stock — Packet

$6.40

Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Chill the seed

Needs cold, then warmth.

Sow in fall

Or early spring; light helps.

12–24" apart

Moist, rich loam.

Flowers year two

Biennial.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 30 days.

Seed

Keep seed in the fridge until sowing. It needs light plus a spell of alternating cold and warm to sprout.

Starting

Fall sowing is best, though early spring works. Press seed into the mix or barely cover, moisten, and set flats outdoors to feel the temperature swings. After about 21 days, bring them into warmth to germinate. Plant out in spring at 3–4" tall, 12–24" apart, rows 36" apart.

Direct sowing

Fall or spring, 1/4–3/8" deep, about 10 seeds per foot in a fine seedbed. Space plants 12–24" each way.

Plant spacing

12–24".

Soil

Fairly rich, light loam that stays moist but drains.

Light

Part shade suits it best, though it grows well in full sun.

Harvest

All parts are edible. Pick leaves carefully in year one so the main stem isn't harmed. Dig roots in fall of year one or spring of year two. Established plants can be divided.

Hardiness

Biennial in Zones 4–9; flowers in the second spring.

Plant height

72–96".

Scientific name

Angelica archangelica

Packet

200 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 6,300 on average.

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