My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
My Plant Care
Get more detailed care advice, specific how-to guides and care reminder prompts right to your inbox!
My Garden Match
Check you are planting correctly with our unique garden match tool.
Did you know 30% of new plants purchased die within the first year because they are planted in the wrong place? Don't make that costly and upsetting mistake!
My Questions
Ask a question, make a comment and discuss plants and gardening!
My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
 |
Beginner
skill rating |
 |
1m
max. spread |
 |
2.5m
max. height |
 |
2-5 years
to maturity |
 |
1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Angelica archangelica
Other names: Angelica, St. Michael's flower, Ground ash, Holy ghost, Archangel, Aunt jericho
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add this plant to your plants list
Genus: Angelica
Species: A. archangelica - A. archangelica has round umbels of light yellow flowers in early summer.
Angelica archangelica is: Deciduous
Flower: Yellow-green in Summer
Foliage: Yellow-green in Summer
Habit: Open stems, Spreading, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Companion planting: This plant can hold its own against big bold plants such as hostas and acanthus.
Plant with:
Acanthus spinosus (Spiny bear's breeches), Hosta 'Francee' (Plantain lily 'Francee'), Hosta 'Frances Williams' (Plantain lily 'Frances Williams'), Hosta 'Golden Tiara' (Plantain lily 'Golden Tiara'), Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches), Hosta 'Mediovariegata' (undulata) (Wavy plantain lily), Acanthus hungaricus (Long-leaved bear's breeches), Acanthus mollis 'Hollard's Gold' (Bear's breeches 'Hollard's Gold'), Angelica gigas (Korean angelica)
Angelica archangelica (Angelica) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to match this plant to your garden
Suggested uses: Bees (attract & feed bees), Beds and borders, Cake decoration, Cottage/Informal, Drying, Flavouring food and drinks, Wildflower
Cultivation: Grow in deep fertile soil, avoiding very hot or dry positions.
|
| Soil types: |
Chalky, Clay, Loamy |
 |
| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
|
| Soil pH: |
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
|
| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
|
| Aspect: |
North, East, West |
|
| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
|
| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
|
|
|
|
Discuss Angelica archangelica (Angelica) with other Shoot members.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add a comment or question about this plant
Question from
Sheila Nicholson
Can you tell me how low to the ground I should cut back my metre and a half, Angelica.
- Views: 93
- Replies: 1
- Posted: Fri. 1st July 2011 15:30
- Last reply: Tue. 5th July 2011 22:19
We list 22 suppliers who tell us they sell Angelica archangelica (Angelica). In order to see the list you'll need to either register or log in as a full member.
Sign up for a FULL ACCOUNT today or login as a full member.
If you sell this plant and would like to add a link, please fill in this form.
"Brilliant site, the plant information you added to your database at my request is so detailed I'm sure it will increase my gardening ability no end."
