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Broad Leaved Sermountain

Laserpitium latifolium

Also called Broad Leaved, Broadleaf Sermountain

Broad Leaved Sermountain
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0

Broad-leaved sermountain is a tall, herbaceous perennial of the carrot family from temperate Europe, grown mainly as a wild or border plant rather than a houseplant. It is a hardy plant of open, sunny to lightly shaded ground with moist, well-drained soil.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly during dry spells, especially in its first season, and let the top layer of soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or a rich garden soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cold temperate winters; tolerates frost well.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Laserpitium latifolium, common name broad-leaved sermountain, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Laserpitium of the family Apiaceae.

Where it grows

It is widespread in most of Europe except Albania, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Portugal. It has been introduced in Belgium.

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Broad Leaved Sermountain

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Laserpitium latifolium 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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