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Lovely plant but a bit of a bugger. Anyone know a less agressive/toxic
substitute with similar umbelliferous shape and stature?

The cilinary herb angelica archangelica is not quite such a giant but
will reach 6ft in rich moist soil. It's a biennial( but you'll get
plenty of seedling replacements) and you can candy the young stems.

Janet.