Angelica sylvestris - Wild Angelica

This summer-blooming umbelifer is related to the garden plant, Angelica archangelica, that is used for culinary purposes.

Wild angelica grows in damp places, and in particular beside lakes and streams; it can reach a height of two metres but more commonly grows to about a metre tall.

This is a perennial and its purplish stems are almost hairless, which helps distinguish it from the rather earlier-flowering hogweed. In Wales, wild angelica can be seen in bloom from July through until September.

Wildflowers of Wales This wildflower is one of many dozens that are featured in the First Nature Guide to the Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 4 - Watersides and Wetlands. Sample pages... Order online... Order by post...