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Daucus carota is the wild form of the cultivated carrot, which flowers from midsummer to autumn and attracts a wide range of insects including bees, beetles and hoverflies. Flowers have a delicate, lacy quality, making them a good choice for informal borders and wildflower schemes.
Daucus carota 'Dara' has attractive umbelliferous flowers that are white before they open, pink when open before turning burgundy as the flowerhead closes. They make fabulous cut flowers.
After flowering, the flowerhead folds inward to develop a concave seedhead, resembling a birds' nest. This remains throughout winter. Daucus carota 'Dara' self-seeds readily.
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Daucus ‘Dara’ and wildlife
Daucus ‘Dara’ is known for attracting bees, beneficial insects, birds, butterflies/moths and other pollinators. It is a caterpillar food plant, has nectar/pollen rich flowers and has seeds for birds.
