Daucus Carota Dara – Cutting Variety 

If you love natural, romantic, wildflower-inspired bouquets or relaxed, meadow-style planting in the garden, Daucus carota is one of the most enchanting filler flowers you can grow. Often mistaken for a more decorative, ornamental version of Ammi Majus, this beautiful umbellifer produces delicate, lacy flower heads in soft chocolates, antique blushes and occasionally pretty dusky pink tones. It brings an airy, whimsical feel to absolutely any space — and once you grow it, you’ll wonder how you ever arranged flowers or planned borders without it.

These plants are cutting-grade Daucus carota, grown here in South Devon in peat-free compost, and supplied as 6 strong jumbo plug plants in our biodegradable or reusable hado bags. These soft, airy fillers are perfect for bouquets, borders and naturalistic garden designs. They’re productive, elegant, and adored by florists for the movement, softness and structure they bring.

The stems are long, strong and beautifully shaped — each topped with a filigree of tiny florets that create a lacy, almost floating crown. In bouquets, they add instant elegance. In the garden, they attract pollinators and beneficial insects, creating a busy, buzzing ecosystem around your flower beds.

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Why Daucus Carota Dara Is a Must-Grow Cut Flower

This is one of those plants that quietly transforms the whole look of your garden. It offers height without heaviness, texture without effort, and romance without being fussy. It blends beautifully with almost every colour palette — whether that’s soft pastels, jewel tones, whites and greens, or deep moody shades.

It’s perfect for:

• Cutting gardens – a must-have filler for bouquets

• Cottage gardens with natural meadow charm

• Wedding work – gentle, elegant, timeless

• Wildflower-style plantings

• Softening structural plants like larkspur or delphiniums

• Bringing pollinators into the garden

• Adding height and movement without bulk

• Filling gaps in borders beautifully

Daucus works particularly well with ammi, cosmos, snapdragons, cornflowers, roses and dahlias. It’s the kind of plant that makes everything around it look better.

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What Makes Our Daucus Carota Dara Special?

• Beautiful chocolate palette flower heads in a range of colours

• A favourite filler flower for florists

• Airy, elegant, and endlessly romantic

• Long stems perfect for cutting

• Light, natural movement in breezes

• Pollinator-friendly — bees & hoverflies adore it

• Raised in peat-free compost

• Grown in our South Devon nursery

• Supplied as 6 jumbo plug plants

• Delivered in biodegradable or reusable hado bags

• Easy to grow and very productive

• Great for borders AND bouquets

• A brilliant companion for almost every cut flower

These sturdy young plants establish quickly and reliably, giving you weeks of texture-rich stems.

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Delivery Information

We ship plants mid–late March depending on weather and growth.
A Royal Mail text or email will notify you when your plants are on their way.

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How to Grow Daucus Carota Dara

Planting

• Plant out after the last frosts

• Prefers full sun

• Enjoys well-drained soil

• Space 30–40 cm apart

• Water well on planting and during dry spells

Care

• Cut regularly to encourage new stems

• Light staking may help in exposed sites

• Deadhead to prolong flowering

• Feed occasionally for extra productivity

In the Vase

Daucus has an excellent vase life and works wonderfully as a soft filler in:

• Bridal bouquets

• Loose, natural arrangements

• Table centrepieces

• Wildflower-style displays

• Green-and-white schemes

Its soft umbels add height, shape and beautiful airy movement.

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Companion Flowers

Daucus carota pairs beautifully with:

• Ammi majus

• Cornflowers

• Cosmos

• Snapdragons

• Campanula

• Larkspur

• Roses

• Dahlias

• Scabiosa

This plant brings cohesion to mixed bouquets and ties together bold shapes and bright colours.

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Grown Sustainably in South Devon

Your plugs are grown here on our flower farm using peat-free compost, with strong root systems and good vigour. We pack each order carefully in hado bags — biodegradable and reusable — designed to protect the roots and keep plants hydrated during their journey to you.