Upright Hedge Parsley

Upright Hedge Parsley is a hardy annual/ occasionally biennial species that is part of the carrot family. Growing up to 120 cm in height and present all over the British Isles, it is a later flowering species.

Uses

Upright Hedge Parsley is popular with pollinators and attracts a large variety of insects.

Persistence

This is a hardy species but completes its life cycle in two growing seasons.

Strengths

Umbels of open flowers attract large range of pollinators (particularly hoverflies and beetles)

Frost Tolerance

It is cold-hardy, and won't be harmed by frost. It is cold hardy, and won't be harmed by frost.

Ideal Sowing Time

Seeds should be sown in Autumn, as they require a period of chilling to break dormancy.

Management

late flowering, not very competitive annual/biennial

Distinguishing characteristics

Seed
Remain in clusters on the stem, covered with hooked spines. Pink/purple coloured seed.

Seedling
Germinates in the spring following winter exposure. Leaves 1-3 pinnate, narrowly triangular

Flowering Plant
A tall, slender plant with long-stalked umbels at the end of the solid, wiry stems and several bracts below each simple umbel of white or pinkish flowers.

Additional Info

Flowers between July and September Comes into flower later than cow parsley. Upright Hedge Parsley is a member of the ‘Apiaceae’ family alongside other herbs like coriander and cumin and root vegetables like parsnips and celery.

Works well with

Upright Hedge Parsley looks best growing with wildflowers such as Musk Mallow, Meadow Cranesbill and Field Scabious.

You can find Upright Hedge Parsley in the following mixtures

• Woodland Edge and Shady Area Mixture