Autumn King carrot
Daucus carota 'Autumn King'
USDA zones4 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Autumn King' carrot (Daucus carota 'Autumn King') is a vegetable for food gardens and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is one of the more cold-hardy crops and can keep growing through light freezes with some winter protection. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is an open-pollinated carrot that matures in about 70 days. Its flowers attract butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Bouquet dill, Mountain Magic tomato, and PowWow Wild Berry coneflower.