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Selinum wallichianum

Also Known As

  • Selinum tenuifolium
  • Cow Parsley

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 3'
  • W: 18"

planting zones

  • 6b-10b

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Selinum wallichianum plant details

Selinum wallichianum is a broadleaf deciduous, evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In summer cream flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Selinum wallichianum

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: apiaceae
Foliage: deciduous, evergreen or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 18 IN wide, 3 FT tall
Flowers: cream blooms in summer
Uses: fern-like leaves

GROWING CONDITIONS for Selinum wallichianum

USDA Zones: 6b - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This refined Himalayan beauty happens to be one of our favorite perennial umbellifers. With untold elegance, infinitely divided leaves craft a delicate, lacelike transparency. The compact yet airy green canopy is framed by distinctive, purple-infused branching stems that elevate a charming, late season display of white flattened umbels. Subduing the riotous array of summertime blooms, it seldom needs staking, appreciates a well draining moist niche and can be sited amid Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' and Echinacea Big Sky 'Sunrise'. Hardy to zone 7.
Annointed as the "Queen of the Umbels", this is what Queen Anne's Lace would look like after a top design team makeover. The refined supreme lacery of foliage and polished presentation of 8" white platters of flowers belies a certain innocent muscularity. The epitome of texture.
From the Himalayas comes this “Queen of the Umbellifers” & perhaps the most beautiful of all the “cow parsleys”. A stately & elegant perennial, it grows only to 3’ tall-blooming from July to September, bearing HUGE 8” across-dinner plate “Queen Anne’s” like off- white umbels on branching stems. The flowers are displayed in tiers giving a lovely effect. Marvelous, filigreed, fresh green leaves that are fern like. Best in moderately fertile, moist well-drained soil the roots are used for treating coughs & colds. Hardy to -4 °F.

Gardening facts about Selinum wallichianum plant

How to Grow Selinum wallichianum

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly shade
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - regular
  • Soil Needs

    • well-drained
    • rich

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • cream
  • Flower Season

    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • evergreen
    • deciduous
    • semi-evergreen
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