Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Angelica sylvestris is a BIENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic addition to salads, or cooked and used as a vegetable. — Leaves, young shoots and stems - used as an aromatic addition to salads, or cooked and used as a vegetable.; The taste is somewhat bitter.; The chopped leaves are a good addition to cooked acid fruits, especially rhubarb.; The stem and leafstalks are used in candies and sweetmeats.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist fields and hedgerows, open woods, marshes and fens, not usually found on acid soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)