Scarlet Nantes carrot
Daucus carota 'Scarlet Nantes'
RHS Plants for Pollinators
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
'Scarlet Nantes' carrot (Daucus carota 'Scarlet Nantes') is a vegetable for food gardens and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is one of the more cold-hardy crops and can keep growing through light freezes with some winter protection. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate and reaches maturity in 65 days. Its summer blooms draw butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Garlic chives, Ornamental kale, and Butterfly milkweed.