Carrot Flowers and Beneficial Insects

If you planted any carrots this past year, make sure you leave a couple in the ground to overwinter. They will flower the following spring, and are simply beautiful!

Carrot flowers are similar to Queen Anne's Lace in appearance because they are in the same family (Carrot family Daucus includes: Caraway, Queen Anne's lace, Tansy, Dill, Angelica) and can attract beneficial insects to the garden like Lacewing, Ladybug, Mealybug Destroyer, Minute Pirate Bug, Spider Mite Destroyer, Syrphid Fly, Tachinid Fly and Whitefly Parasitic Wasp. Give it a try!


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