Angelica Seeds

Angelica plants are very stately and make arresting statements in gardens. They are biennials or short-lived perennials, sometimes lasting 3 or 4 years. Huge ball flowers tower over the plant and are loaded with bees in summer. Classed as a biennial but can last longer on the coast. Sow in the fall or early spring. (**It is not a long lived seed, so store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to plant.) The stems and seeds have been used in confectionary and candied. Young flower heads are eaten in salads, omelettes and grilled with oil and vinegar. The seeds and roots are a source of essential oil, used for Vermouth. Aromatic licorice-flavoured leaves make great tea, when dried. Fresh leaves can be used in salads and cooked with fish or chicken.

About Salt Spring Seeds

A passionate gardener since he planted his backyard in Montreal at age 13, Dan Jason is committed to empowering people to grow their own food and save their own seed. Since 1976 he has lived on Salt Spring Island, BC, where he created the mail order seed company Salt Spring Seeds, which specializes in heritage and heirloom open-pollinated and non-GMO seed varieties of vegetables and plants.

As an active critic of genetically modified seeds, patents on living organisms and industrial agriculture in general, he is a dedicated educator on sustainable organic gardening and farming, food politics, seed saving, and a farmer of beautiful gardens full of vegetables, grains, medicinal and culinary herbs and flowers.