carrot
Daucus carota
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Carrot (Daucus carota) is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It ranks among the more cold-hardy crops, and with some winter protection it keeps growing through light freezes. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and reaches 12 to 36 inches tall. Butterflies and bees visit the purple and white blooms.
Pairs well with Onion, Lettuce, Cilantro, and African marigold.
Native range
Europe and Eastern Asia and northern Africa.