Anthriscus sylvestris
(Cow Parsley)
Family - Apiaceae
Category - Perennial, biennial
Origin - Eurasia
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 1m
Width - 30cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A clump-forming, short-lived herbaceous Perennial that can be treated as a Biennial. Bright mid-green, fern-like leaves are tripinnate in shape and have ovate leaflets with pinnatifid lobing. Very small white flowers are held in compound umbels on branched stems. The flowers are produced from mid-spring into early summer and have a sweet scent. Attractive to pollinating insects and excellent for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Very small white flowers are held in compound umbels on branched stems. The flowers are sweetly scented and produced from April into June.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Small flowers in compound umbels
Flowering time: April, May, June
Foliage:
Mid-green fern-like leaves are tripinnate and have ovate leaflets with pinnatifid lobing. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Tripinnate leaves with pinnatifid, ovate leaflets
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.