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Apiaceae
Cowbane
Cicuta virosa
Also known as Cicuta virosa f. longiinvolucellata, Cicutaria aquatica, Cicuta baldacciana, Wild parsnip
Native Plants · Cowbane · Toxic Plant · Wetland Plant · Bog Plant · Aquatic Perennial · Poisonous · Cicuta · Wildflower · Water Garden · Dangerous Plant
Cowbane is a highly toxic aquatic perennial best suited to naturalistic wetland or bog garden settings by experienced growers who are fully aware of its extreme danger to humans and animals. It requires permanently wet or waterlogged soil and full sun to partial shade, and should never be planted where children or pets have access. This plant is considered one of the most poisonous in the Northern Hemisphere and should be handled with great caution.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Plant in boggy or permanently wet soil; never allow soil to dry out · Naturally grows in wet conditions; keep soil saturated at all times
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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