Cosmic Purple carrot

Daucus carota 'Cosmic Purple'

VegetableApiaceae

Cosmic Purple carrot
Edible
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

Food gardenMeadowPollinator garden

Attracts

ButterfliesBees

Notes

'Cosmic Purple' carrot (Daucus carota 'Cosmic Purple') 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 grows fast and stands erect, and bees and butterflies visit its blooms. This is an open-pollinated variety, so you can save seed.

Pairs well with Borage, Bouquet dill, and Sage.