Seseli gummiferum
Moon Carrot
Item #: 3117
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Origin: Crete, Greece, Turkey
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
I fell in love with the Crimean native Seseli gummiferum when I visited the Denver Botanic Garden in 2013. Although moon carrot is a biennial/short-lived perennial, we just had to share. The lacy silver-blue foliage of Seseli gummiferum resembles a compact Artemisia 'Powis Castle', topped in summer with 30" tall spikes that emerge like a white Queen Anne's Lace, but then morph to a mauvy pink. In the wild, Seseli gummiferum grows above 3,000' elevation in rocky alkaline soils, but it's enjoyed both our 300' elevation and amended loam so far...the key is well-drained soils.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Seseli
Flower Color: Pink , White/Cream
Leaf Color: Silver/Grey
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall , Night Gardens , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants , White Garden
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Colored Foliage