Re: Angelica question
Angelica archangelica maybe?
- Musky smelling
- reaches a height of 8ft
- large glossy leaves
- huge lime-green flowerheads resembling cheerleader's pom-poms
- botanically biennial; growing first year, flowering the second then
dying
- self sows freely
Candied stems were the traditional green decorations on cakes.
Young stems can be cooked with rhubarb and soft fruits to sweeten the tartness.
Dried leaves make soothing tean and a good ase for pot pourri.
-- from _Traditional Home Book of Herbs_ by Michael Janulewicz
On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 06:19:08PM -0400, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
> My friend and club member wants information about a plant that was given
> to him and is growing in his yard. It is a fantastic-looking plant about
> seven feet tall with broad, deeply-cut leaves - by broad, I mean a foot
> or more across - and an enormous flower head about 18 inches across.
> He was told it was "woodland angelica" but has not been able to find
> out more about it. I have not had time to research it, but said I bet I
> know some folks who do know about it. He was told it is tricky to
> germinate but may form offshoots around the base of the plant. He
> doesn't even know if it is annual or perennial. It looks like the
> angelicas I have seen before, but about twice as large as anything
> I have ever seen. I am a bit suspicious of anything that grows this
> large in one season. It's handsome, but could easily become a bit
> too much. Any information would be appreciated.
> Auralie
>
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