Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Rampion
Campanula rapunculus
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Herbaceous
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 0.90 m high × 0.30 m wide
- Lifecycle
- Biennial
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy
- pH
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves, Root
- Edibility
- 4 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 0 out of 5
Carrots can be eaten both raw and cooked and have a nice sweet flavor that is reminiscent of walnuts. They taste best when combined with other root vegetables and can be used in salads during the winter. The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as leafy greens and have a fairly neutral taste with a hint of sweetness, making them suitable for raw salads. The leaves are rich in vitamin C and can be a good addition to winter salads. In spring, the young shoots can be blanched and cooked like asparagus.