🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Alexanders
Smyrnium olusatrum
vegetables
Biennial
Apiaceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade to Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
5-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
18-24 in
📐 Height
36-60 in
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Basil
Aromatic companion improves vigor
🤝 Marigold
Universal garden companion
🤝 Nasturtium
Attracts beneficial insects
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic inhibition
⚠️ Walnut
Juglone toxicity
📝 Growing Notes
Roman vegetable that preceded celery. Yellow-green flowers. Every part edible.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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