Garden angelica
गार्डन एंजेलिका
Angelica archangelica L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 1.4 m
- wide
- 91 cm
Apiaceae
Also called Norwegian angelica
Formerly Archangelica officinalis, Selinum archangelica
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNC State Extension lists it as mildly poisonous (leaves, roots, sap, stems) (25 Oct 2026)
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- PerennialKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Greenland, Europe to W. SiberiaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 91 cm to 1.8 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 61 cm to 1.2 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, yellow, pink, greenRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -28.9 °C (USDA zone 5a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (8)
- Czech
- andělika lékařská
- German
- Engelwurz, Echte Engelwurz
- Finnish
- väinönputki
- French
- angélique vraie
- Dutch
- grote engelwortel, Grote engelwortel
- Slovenian
- zdravilni gozdni koren
- Chinese
- 挪威当归, 欧白芷
- Hindi
- गार्डन एंजेलिका, एंजेलिका आर्चएंजेलिका
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Angelica archangelica (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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