How to grow Garden Angelica

Angelica archangelica

Partial Sun
OR
Dappled Sun
High

Water well to establish. Does well in a light, alkaline soil.

Growing Garden angelica from seed

Seeds should be sown in spring.

Transplanting Garden angelica

Prefers partial shade, especially if the local climate has hot/harsh summers.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Garden angelica is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Garden angelica

Choose bright young leaf stems for culinary use. The leaves and stems can also be chopped and dried for use as a pot-pourris fixative

How long does Garden angelica take to grow?

These estimates for how long Garden angelica takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

Days to Germination How long does it take Garden angelica to germinate?: 76 days
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Garden angelica Etymology

The herb was called angelica in medieval ages because of its healing properties ¹.

Garden angelica Folklore & Trivia

Adds flavour to jams , jellies, stewed fruit and fruit salads. use the candied stems for decorating cakes and trifles

Other names for Garden angelica

Holy ghost, Wild celery, Norwegian angelica

Archangelica officinalis Hoffm., Archangelica officinalis var. himalaica C.B.Clarke

Footnotes

¹ :Growing Herbs with Margaret Roberts; First published 1985