3 Queen Anne’s Lace Bare Root Plants – Daucus Carota Medicinal Herb

Overview

Introduce a touch of natural beauty and historical charm to your garden with our 3-pack of Queen Anne’s Lace bare root plants. Also scientifically known as Daucus Carota, these roots will grow into elegant biennials featuring delicate, lace-like white flower clusters, often with a distinctive dark purple or red floret in the center. While widely recognized as a beautiful wildflower, Daucus Carota plant also holds a rich history as a traditional medicinal herb garden ingredient. These bare roots are harvested with care, ensuring they arrive ready for planting and establish quickly in your chosen spot. Perfect for naturalizing areas, cottage gardens, or adding to an herbal collection, these plants offer both aesthetic appeal and potential traditional uses.

Our organically grown Queen Anne’s Lace bare roots are a fantastic choice for gardeners looking to cultivate unique and beneficial plants. The robust roots are prepared for optimal transplanting, providing a head start for vigorous growth. Whether you’re an experienced horticulturist or just beginning your gardening journey, growing Queen Anne’s Lace from bare root is a rewarding experience that brings a piece of the wild, untamed meadows right to your backyard. Enjoy the graceful beauty and subtle allure of this classic plant.

Key Benefits

Queen Anne’s Lace bare root plants offer a range of advantages for your garden and well-being. Their striking appearance and versatility make them a valuable addition to many landscapes.

• Aesthetic Appeal: Features intricate, umbrella-shaped white flower clusters that add a delicate, airy texture to garden beds, borders, and wildflower meadows. It’s a classic choice for a cottage garden feel.
• Attracts Pollinators: The abundant nectar and pollen of Daucus Carota plant flowers are highly attractive to beneficial insects, including bees, butterflies, and predatory wasps, promoting a healthy garden ecosystem.
• Traditional Medicinal Uses: Historically, various parts of the wild carrot plant have been used in traditional folk medicine. It’s an interesting and educational addition to a medicinal herb garden.
• Low Maintenance: Once established, Queen Anne’s Lace is remarkably self-sufficient, requiring minimal care and thriving in a variety of conditions, making it ideal for busy gardeners.
• Naturalizing Capabilities: Excellent for naturalizing large areas or creating a wild, informal look. It can self-seed, creating beautiful drifts of white flowers year after year.
• Cut Flower Potential: The elegant flower heads make beautiful and long-lasting additions to fresh cut flower arrangements, adding a rustic charm to your indoor decor.
• Soil Improvement: The deep taproot of the wild carrot plant can help break up compacted soil, improving aeration and drainage over time.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Successfully growing Queen Anne’s Lace from bare roots is straightforward with the right approach. These resilient plants prefer a location with full sun to partial shade, ideally receiving at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day for the best flowering. While adaptable, they thrive in well-draining soil that is not overly rich. Amend heavy clay soils with organic matter to improve drainage, or sandy soils to improve moisture retention. The pH preference is generally neutral to slightly alkaline.

When planting your Queen Anne’s Lace bare root, dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots without bending them. Place the bare root with the crown (where the stem meets the root) at soil level, then backfill with soil and gently firm around the roots to remove air pockets. Water thoroughly after planting. During its first growing season, ensure consistent moisture, especially during dry spells, to help the plant establish a strong root system. Once established, Queen Anne’s Lace is quite drought-tolerant. Fertilization is generally not necessary in average garden soil, as excessive nutrients can sometimes lead to more foliage and fewer flowers. This Daucus Carota plant is biennial, meaning it forms foliage in the first year and flowers and sets seed in the second year before dying back. Allow some seeds to drop for successive generations if you wish for it to naturalize.

Size & Details

This offering includes 3 individual Queen Anne’s Lace bare root plants, carefully harvested and prepared for immediate planting. Each bare root is a living, dormant plant ready to spring to life in your garden. When mature, Queen Anne’s Lace typically grows to a height of 2 to 4 feet (60-120 cm) with a spread of about 1 to 2 feet (30-60 cm), forming an upright, branching habit. The distinctive white flower clusters, resembling delicate lace, can be up to 4-6 inches (10-15 cm) across. These plants are biennials, meaning they will establish foliage in their first year and then produce their characteristic blooms in the second year, typically from summer through fall, before completing their life cycle. For continuous blooms, allow some plants to self-seed. Planting in spring or early fall is ideal for successful establishment.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: A mature Queen Anne’s Lace bare root plant typically reaches a height of 2 to 4 feet, with a spread of 1 to 2 feet, creating a substantial and elegant presence in the garden.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus Carota plant) is primarily an outdoor plant, best suited for gardens, meadows, and naturalized areas where it can receive ample sunlight and space.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: For optimal growth and flowering, this plant prefers full sun (at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily) but can tolerate partial shade, though flowering may be less prolific.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, growing Queen Anne’s Lace is considered easy. Once established, it is very low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, and generally pest-free, making it suitable for beginner gardeners.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your order will contain 3 dormant bare roots, carefully packaged to ensure they arrive in good, viable condition, ready for planting upon arrival.
• Q: When is the best time to plant? A: The ideal time to plant Queen Anne’s Lace bare root is in the spring after the last frost, or in the early fall, allowing the roots to establish before extreme temperatures.
• Q: Can I use this in a medicinal herb garden? A: Historically, Queen Anne’s Lace has been used as a traditional herb. While its use is noted, always exercise caution and consult with experts before using any plant for medicinal purposes.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: As a biennial, the first year’s foliage of the wild carrot plant is generally hardy in many temperate zones. The plant completes its life cycle after flowering in the second year.