General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 3 feet (1m)
Leaves: Fragrant
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Ashitaba

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Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2021-10-15
Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei) flower heads and seed heads.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2022-01-21
Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei) flower head forming indoors in pot.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2022-01-22
Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei) flowers just about to bloom. (indoors
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2021-09-29
Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei) flowers just appear.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2021-09-13
Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei) flower stem is forming.
Uploaded by rakami
Uploaded by rakami
Uploaded by rakami
Comments:
  • Posted by rakami on Nov 9, 2012 8:28 AM concerning plant:
    Endemic to Hachijo island.
    popular vegetable in Japan.
  • Posted by janelp_lee (Toronto, Ontario - Zone 6a) on Dec 29, 2019 1:57 PM concerning plant:
    Easy to grow from fresh seeds, although the seeds lost viability quickly. This herb can be eaten raw like celery or cooked as a vegetable. The cut stem section will secrete a yellow substance, which other plants of the same genus don't. The roots can be cooked in chicken soup as well.

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