Candy carrot
Daucus carota 'Candy'
USDA zones4 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 7 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Candy' carrot (Daucus carota 'Candy') 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 grows rapidly and stays low, and its summer and autumn blooms attract butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with White clover, Tansy, and Thrift.