This Self-Seeding Herb Practically Grows Itself Once Established In Your Garden - Tasting Table

"Garden angelica, Angelica archangelica, belongs to the Apiaceae family, the same botanical group as carrots, celery, fennel, and parsley. Like its relatives, it produces a large, distinctively umbrella-shaped inflorescence, or flower cluster, called umbels. In its first year, the plant forms a lower mound of bright green leaves. In the second, a thick, hollow stem shoots upward and unfurls the broad green flower heads that resemble wild carrot or Queen Anne's Lace."

"In a garden, though, you probably don't have to replant, because the next generation is already waiting in the soil. In the wild, angelica likes damp meadows with dappled, filtered sunlight, so if you give it consistently moist ground and partial shade, the seeds that fall tend to volunteer themselves, spreading around enthusiastically."

"If you want to practice culinary seed saving and be a little more intentional about where it pops up, you can always allow the flower to mature and dry, then catch the seeds in a clean, dry jar and retain them for strategic planting next year."

Angelica, also called wild celery, is a tall biennial herb from the Apiaceae family that grows over six feet high with distinctive umbrella-shaped flower clusters. Unlike compact herbs like thyme or parsley, angelica is a vigorous, largely self-managing plant. In its first year, it forms a mound of bright green leaves, and in the second year, a thick hollow stem shoots upward with broad green flower heads. The plant produces abundant seeds that naturally reseed in gardens with moist soil and partial shade. Gardeners can save seeds intentionally by allowing flowers to mature and dry, collecting seeds in jars for strategic planting. While potted angelica can struggle due to its long taproot, some gardeners grow it in deep containers for easier root harvesting and seed collection.

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