Carum carvi | Caraway | Various
Carum carvi belongs to the plant family APIACE and Genus Carum This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Carum carvi does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Carum carvi so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Carum carvi caraway is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The leaves of Carum carvi have a mild sweet fragrance. It does well in moist soils.
Juglans nigra is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Carum carvi has an annual life cycle. The blossoms are most often a white color.
Leaves of the plant Carum carvi have a smell of fragrant and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Faintly sweet | Mild
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Carum carvi has numerous traditional medicinal uses. Some of its many uses are: as an antispasmodic, as a carminative, as a cardiotonic and as a diuretic. More uses are listed in the medicinal properties section. Caraway is only to be administered with proper professional knowledge. The seeds and the essential oil are used in herbal preparations.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.