caraway
Carum carvi
USDA zones4 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Caraway (Carum carvi) is an annual for borders, pollinator gardens, containers, and food gardens. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and reaches 12 to 24 inches tall and wide. Pink and white flowers open in spring, summer, and autumn, and bees visit them. The erect plant has green leaves.
Pairs well with Dill, Chives, Lettuce, and Common Chamomile German chamomile.
Native range
Temperate Eurasia.