Very pretty! And they attract a lot of bees and beneficial insects, too.
I like the effect of carrots and elderberries blooming together -- they bloom around the same time -- so I always let some carrots overwinter and bloom whether I collect seeds or not.
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Carrots in the foreground, several times larger elderberry flowers on the other side of the fence (though I had some even bigger ones bloom earlier on this side of the fence too)
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This is one of the reasons why I love this web site and all of you good folks generously sharing your experiences - it is a never ending supply of new ideas, and actual real life experiences. I can't wait to try to flower some carrots!
If I plant some carrots for fall harvest and left a dozen or so to overwinter, do they take well to being transplanted early in the spring to new locations, or would I be better served to just plant them this fall where I intend for them to flower next year?
Though mine are ones that grew during the year and never lifted, I think I would situate them in the fall. I mulch them like fall bulbs.
Keep in mind that the flower stalks get to be 4-6 ft tall.
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In my country, it gets cold enough that the carrots freeze if left in over winter. I put some in a pit then re-plant them in the spring. Yes, they bloom in the second year.
Gardening at 5000 feet elevation, zone 4/5 Northern Utah, Frost free from May 25 to September 8 +/-