Atlas carrot
Daucus carota 'Atlas'
USDA zones4 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Atlas' carrot (Daucus carota 'Atlas') is a vegetable for food gardens and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Few crops handle cold as well, and with a little winter protection it grows on through light freezes. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is a small, round Parisian Market type. Butterflies and bees visit its blooms in summer.
Pairs well with Bull's Blood beet, Mountain Magic tomato, and Lemon balm.