• Eventual Height: 1m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.3m
cow parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris

cow parsley

size: 2 litre pot   available to order from summer 2012    

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  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: fast
  • Flowering period: May to July
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    Billowing umbels of tiny, white flowers top finely divided foliage from mid spring to early summer, creating a charming, ethereal quality. A short-lived perennial or biennial that is ideal for naturalised planting schemes or meadows, where it can be allowed to set seed freely.

  • Garden care: Support with brushwood or link stakes in spring before the flowers appear. In autumn cut it back to just above ground level and apply a generous layer of mulch around the roots.

  • Eventual Height: 1m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.3m
Anthriscus sylvestris - cow parsley beautiful in wilder planting schemes

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