Scientific Name:
Angelica gigas
Pronunciation:
an-JELL-ih-kuh JYE-gus
Common Name:
giant angelica
Family Name:
Apiaceae
Plant Type:
Biennial, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Stems ribbed, purplish, 1-2m tall; leaves 20-40cm long x 20-30cm wide; divided twice into toothed leaflets and pinnae; umbel 5-8cm wide with dark purple-red florets in summer.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Columnar
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Group or mass planting, Medicinal plant, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Tripinnate
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Purple
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate, Decurrent
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Umbel
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Purple, Dark-red
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Monocarpic (dies after flowering)
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Self-seeding
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Leaf miner insect, Slugs or snails (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
