Family: Umbelliferae
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Common name: Giant Hog Fennel, Milk Parsley
A rare plant, collected in the Austrian mountains, and much resembling its relative, the invasive Aegopodium podagraria, or "Bishop's weed", but this one is definitely non-invasive. Large, angelica-like leaves form a broad basal clump from which arise strong stems carrying large umbels of green flowers.
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Sprays of fluffy, lacy, parsley-like green foliage, support intricate heads of soft, greenish-yellow, and sometimes pinkish white flowers, which open from from July to September. With a main locus in the Italian Alps, this unusual dwarf has only recently been introduced to gardens .
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A regal plant for the back-of-the-border. Broomstick-sized, but hollow, ruby red stems ageing black, clad with triangular leaves, bearing great umbels of purple and white seedheads. Hugely impressive.
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