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Wild Parsnip-pastinaca sativa– grows best in the semi-shade of hedgerows or garden meadow. It is a competitive species and useful for growing in areas where other wildflowers many not flourish such as sites with lush vegetation or high soil fertility. Wild Parsnip is a tall growing species with yellow-greenish flowers that appear from June to August. Plants will attract a range of insect life including bees. Wild Parsnip looks best growing with wildflowers such as Red Campion., Teasel, Hedge Woundwort, Cow Parsnip and Cow Parsley.
 

WILD PARSNIP Seeds

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  • How to grow Wild Parsnip Seeds
    Wild Parsnip seeds should be sown in autumn, either in seed trays or outside, where they are to flower and covered lightly with soil.

  • type - biennial,
    colour - yellow-green,
    height - 30 to 125cms,
    flowers June, July, August,
    habitat - Semi-Shade (Orchards, Hedgerow, Banks, Open Woodland), Dry Grassland (clay, loam), Bare, Open Ground (eg Arable field margins, disturbed, waste ground), Attracts Bees,

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