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carrot 'Silvano' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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carrot 'Silvano'

Daucus carota 'Silvano'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Daucus
Family: Apiaceae
Common Names: carrot 'Sylvano'

About this plant

A biennial grown as an annual vegetable, producing bright green, feathery foliage and sweet, smooth-skinned, uniform, cylindrical carrots. This is a maincrop cultivar for harvesting in late summer and autumn; also suitable for storing over winter

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Choose an open, sunny site with deep, fertile, well-drained soil and sow seed directly in the ground from mid-spring. See Carrots (Grow your own)

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids on foliage, carrot fly, and rodents eating roots

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years