Angelica Archangelica

Usually available: All year

Life cycle: Biennial
Height: 2 - 2.5m
Position: Sun / part shade
Soil preference: Moist / well drained

This is how we pack and send your Herb Plants to all states except TAS & WA

You will receive
- 1 Angelica Archangelica Herb Plant in a 50 X 75mm tube - General growing instructions

All of our Herb Plants are grown organically with certified organic potting mixes and fertilizers

Botanical Name: Angelica archangelica

Angelica grows up to two metres high when in flower. The deeply divided leaves are borne on thick round, hollow stems. The flowers, are small and numerous, yellowish or greenish in colour, are grouped into large, umbels, followed by pale yellow, oblong fruits.

The candied stems were once a popular sweet and used to decorate cakes. Chopped leaves may be added to fruit salads, fish dishes and cottage cheese in small amounts.

Add leaves to sour fruit such as rhubarb to neutralize acidity.

Boil the stems with jams to improve the flavor. Remove the stems before canning or freezing. Young stems can be used as a substitute for celery.

Angelica gives its distinctive flavour to Benedictine.

An infusion of the leaves can be taken for indigestion. Angelica root is used in digestive tonics to relieve colic, cramps and flatulence. It is also used to ease spasms in bronchitis and asthma.

Growing Conditions

Angelica likes a rich moist soil, make sure the area is well drained as the roots will root if they are sitting in water. In colder climates angelica grows best in full sun, in sub-tropical areas grow in semi-shade.

In the sub tropics it acts like an annual completing its life cycle within a year.

A biennial in colder climates it dies back in winter and comes into flower in its second year. It dies after seeding and seed should be collected for replanting.

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