General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Malodorous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Cut Flower
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Depth to plant seed: 0.2 inch
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Various insects

Common names
  • Parsnip

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