Bur chervil

Anthriscus caucalis

Anthriscus

Apiaceae

Native Plants

Zone 4–9

🐾 Pet-Safe

🌱 Beginner Friendly

Bur chervil is a delicate, lacy-leaved plant that thrives in partial shade with consistent moisture. It is best suited to naturalized or wildflower garden settings where it can self-seed freely. Minimal intervention is needed once it is established in the right environment.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

12″ – 36″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

12″

Watering Schedule

Every 7-10 Days • Water Lightly, Keeping Soil Consistently Moist But Not Waterlogged

Soil pH

6.5 – 7

Temperature

-20° – 90°F

Mature Spread

up to 24″

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Medium

Propagation: Seed, Division

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Alabama

Albania

Algeria

Argentina Northeast

Argentina Northwest

Argentina South

Arizona

Arkansas

Austria

Baleares

Belgium

Bermuda

British Columbia

Bulgaria

California

Canary Is.

Chile Central

Corse

Cyprus

Czechoslovakia

Attracts

🐝 Bees

🐝 Butterflies

🐝 Moths

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Apr 4, 2022 by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)

Hardiness Zones

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