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Bupleurum longifolium showing yellow umbel flowers and perfoliate leavesApiaceae

Long-leaf Thoroughwax: complete guide

Bupleurum longifolium

Full growing guide for Bupleurum longifolium: best soil, sun exposure, watering, winter hardiness, and companion planting ideas.

12 min
Bupleurum praealtum with narrow rush-like leaves and yellow umbel flower clusters in full sunApiaceae

Tall Thoroughwax: complete guide

Bupleurum praealtum

Complete guide to Bupleurum praealtum: location, soil, watering, winter hardiness, and companion planting for this elegant southern European umbellifer.

12 min
Daucus aureus plant with white umbel flower headsApiaceae

Golden carrot: complete guide

Daucus aureus

All about growing Daucus aureus, the golden carrot: Mediterranean origins, ideal site, soil, watering and garden value of this rare umbellifer.

12 min
White flower heads of Daucus involucratus with decorative lacy bractsApiaceae

Whorled carrot: complete guide

Daucus involucratus

Daucus involucratus is a Mediterranean umbellifer with white flower heads framed by lacy bracts. Growing this gravel garden gem.

12 min
White umbel flowers of the spiny wild carrot (Daucus muricatus) among dune grassApiaceae

Daucus muricatus: complete guide

Daucus muricatus

Daucus muricatus, the spiny wild carrot, grows wild on Mediterranean coasts. Discover sowing, June-July bloom, and wildflower meadow use.

12 min
White umbel flowers of Daucus pumilus among dune grassesApiaceae

Daucus pumilus: complete guide

Daucus pumilus

Daucus pumilus is a dwarf wild carrot relative with white lacy umbels, thriving on dunes and coastal rock in poor, fast-draining soil.

12 min
Finely divided leaves of marsh milk-parsley (Kadenia dubia), a wetland umbellifer from EuropeApiaceae

Marsh milk-parsley: complete guide

Kadenia dubia

Complete guide to marsh milk-parsley (Kadenia dubia): a rare wetland umbellifer from Europe and Siberia. Location, soil, watering, and care tips for your garden.

12 min
Naufraga balearica, a tiny umbellifer groundcover plant growing on rocky limestone in the Balearic IslandsApiaceae

Naufraga balearica: complete guide to this rare Balearic umbellifer

Naufraga balearica

Full guide to Naufraga balearica, the rarest Apiaceae groundcover from Mallorca: habitat, soil requirements, care tips, and garden use in rock beds.

12 min
White flower umbels of Perideridia parishii in bloomApiaceae

Parish's yampah: complete guide

Perideridia parishii

A full guide to Parish's yampah (Perideridia parishii), a graceful native umbellifer from California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

12 min
Seseli tortuosum with white and purple flowers on twisted stems in Mediterranean settingApiaceae

Twisted moon carrot: complete guide

Seseli tortuosum

Complete guide to Seseli tortuosum: location, soil, bloom season and cultivation of this graceful Mediterranean umbellifer in the dry garden.

12 min

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