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Angelica edulis

Angelica edulis
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0

Angelica edulis is a tall perennial herb from the carrot family, native to northern Japan, the Kurils and Sakhalin. It grows best in moist soil in full sun or partial shade.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially in summer.
Soil
Rich, moist, well-drained loam.
Temperature
10–24 °C; hardy to cold winters.
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Kuril Is. to Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu)
Climate
temperate

About

Angelica edulis, the edible angelica, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to Sakhalin, the Kurils, and northern Japan. An erect perennial reaching 3 m (10 ft), it is typically found in moist situations and can handle full sun and partial shade. It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers.

Other Angelica plants

Acutelobed Angelica · Adjarian Angelica · Norwegian angelica · Lyall's angelica · Purplestem angelica · Brewer's angelica · California angelica · Call's angelica · Button Parsley · Dahurian Angelica · Coastal plain angelica · Kneeling angelica

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Angelica edulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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