Daucus carota Dara | Wild carrot

Daucus carota Dara | Wild Carrot – Unique Lacy Blooms for Natural Gardens and Cut Flowers

Daucus carota Dara, also known as wild carrot, is a stunning variety renowned for its delicate, lace-like flowers in an exquisite color mix ranging from white and soft pink to deep purple. Blooming from midsummer to autumn, this variety is a magnet for pollinators, attracting bees, hoverflies, and beetles, making it an excellent choice for wildflower meadows, cottage gardens, and naturalistic borders. With its strong, upright stems and airy, textured umbels, it also makes a fantastic cut flower, adding a soft, vintage charm to bouquets and floral arrangements.

Key Features

• Unique delicate, lacy flower heads in shades of white, pink, and deep purple.
• Long flowering period from midsummer to autumn.
• Attracts beneficial insects including bees, hoverflies, and beetles.
• Easy to grow in various conditions with minimal care.
• Perfect for wildflower meadows, informal borders, and natural gardens.
• Great for cut flowers, providing texture and elegance to bouquets.
• Self-seeds freely, ensuring naturalized, effortless re-blooming year after year.

Growing Information

• Height: Up to 1.2m (4 feet)
• Sowing:
  • Direct sowing recommended for best results.
  • Sow thinly in rows and cover lightly with soil.
  • Best sown in autumn or before the weather warms, as seed dormancy is broken by a period of cold.
  • Germinates freely; seedlings resemble grass at first but develop quickly.
• Growing Conditions:
  • Thrives in any location and requires minimal care.
  • Deadhead to prevent excessive self-seeding.
• Cultivation:
  • Strong, firm stems support the elegant, airy umbels.
  • Self-seeds freely, making it a great choice for naturalistic planting schemes.

Uses

• Wildflower Gardens & Borders – Ideal for naturalized plantings and pollinator-friendly gardens.
• Cut Flowers & Bouquets – Adds lightness, texture, and elegance to floral arrangements.
• Pollinator Attraction – Supports beneficial insect populations.