Imperator carrot
Daucus carota 'Imperator'
AAS Winner 1933
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
'Imperator' carrot (Daucus carota 'Imperator') is a vegetable for food gardens, pollinator gardens, and meadows. 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. Its erect plants grow at a rapid rate. Flowers bloom in summer and again in autumn, and they attract butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Sage, Broccoli, and Lemon balm.