Purple Elite carrot
Daucus carota 'Purple Elite'
USDA zones4 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size7 to 9 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purple Elite' carrot (Daucus carota 'Purple Elite') is a vegetable for food gardens, pollinator gardens, and meadows. 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 has bright color and strong tops. Yellow and purple blooms draw butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Ruby Star coneflower, Sage, and Broccoli.