Angelica archangelica ( Angelica ) is a biennial herb that is native to cold and temperate regions of Europe and is grown for its edible and medicinal properties. Angelica is eaten as a vegetable, consumed in herbal teas, and made into an essential oil. During summer the flowers produces such a heavenly scent they named the plant a chief of the angels.
Suitable for Cold, Dry and Temperate climates.
In traditional medicine, Angelica is used to help with blood circulation, strengthen the immune system, arthritis, menopause, coughs, asthma, lung problems and for minor wounds. It is often taken as a herbal tea but tinctures, extracts and essential oils are also made from all parts of the plant. The roots, leaves, seeds, and young stems are all edible.
Angelica archangelica is also known as Norwegian Angelica, Holy Ghost Plant and Wild Celery.
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Growth
Angelica archangelica is a biennial, herbaceous plant that grows to a maximum height of around 2.5 metres (8 feet) and spreads no wider than 90cm (3 feet). The compound, biternate, yellow-green leaves have distinctive inflated stem bases while the tiny white flowers are borne in large flat-topped clusters known as umbels.
As a biennial, it takes two growing seasons for plants to reach flowering stage, but the plants leaves and stems can be harvested within 90-100 days. Angelica tolerates cold winters by dying back to ground level and then producing fresh growth once spring returns. The plant then dies after completing the seed ripening process.
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FAMILY:
Apiaceae
CLIMATE:
Cold, Dry, Temperate.
TEMPERATURE RANGE:
-10 to 30°C / -14 to 86°F
SOIL TYPE:
Well draining, sandy.
LOCATION:
Full Shade or Part-Sun.
HEIGHT:
Up to 2.5 metres (8 feet)
WIDTH:
Up to 90cm (3 feet)
pH:
4.5-7.3
GROWTH TYPE:
Biennial.
WATER REQUIREMENTS:
Low-Medium
POLLINATION:
Pollinated by bees, butterflies & moths.
MATURITY:
12-18 months.
GERMINATION RATES:
25-40%
GERMINATION TIME:
4-6 weeks.
GERMINATION DIFFICULTY:
Easy-Medium
SEEDS PER GRAM:
Approximately 180
MEDICINAL QUALITIES:
Yes
WEED POTENTIAL:
No
EDIBLE:
Yes
SEED STORAGE & VIABILITY:
Cold Storage at 4°C (Fridge) up to 2 years.
FACTS ABOUT ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA (Angelica)
Angelica archangelica has a liquorice-like flavour and is used for a wide variety of purposes such as jams, omelettes, sweets, cake decorations, salads, liqueurs, teas, food flavouring and are sometimes cooked like a vegetable.
Angelica is commercially grown in the European countries of Germany, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland.
As a herb, Angelica was used in Sami cooking and was called kvanne. Some call it the Holy Ghost Plant because of its presumed heavenly origin and mystical powers.
