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

thanks

P.

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:41:04 +0000 (UTC), papa
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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?

Angelica?

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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?


Heracleum sphondylium - ordinary (not giant) hogweed ? Still gets to about
8-10 feet if you let it.

Anthriscus sylvestris - cow parsley ?

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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?


Heracleum sphondylium - ordinary (not giant) hogweed ? Still gets to about
8-10 feet if you let it.

Anthriscus sylvestris - cow parsley ?

Victoria
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:41:04 +0000 (UTC), papa
wrote:

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

Angelica?

Yes. And lovage. Both are useful, too :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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Yes. And lovage. Both are useful, too :-)

Alexanders are a great looking plant too. Not quite as big, but a lovely
glossy foliage. Good eating too.

I've seen some truly beautiful hemlock plants growing wild in the recent
hot, dry summers. I wouldn't reccomend them for a garden

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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.

papa wrote:

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


I'm sure you already know but if you plan on removing hogweed, cover
yourself up head to toe. I remember as a kid carrying "felled" hogweeds
over my shoulder, and then getting exposed to the sun. The sap is toxic
and photoreactive, leaving painful blisters and scarring. "Meadow
Dermatitis" is extremely nasty and very unpleasant

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I'm sure you already know but if you plan on removing hogweed, cover
yourself up head to toe. I remember as a kid carrying "felled" hogweeds
over my shoulder, and then getting exposed to the sun. The sap is toxic
and photoreactive, leaving painful blisters and scarring. "Meadow
Dermatitis" is extremely nasty and very unpleasant

I've come across several instances where people have claimed to have similar
responses with normal hogweed; does this really occur, or are such nasty
dermal problems restricted to giant hogweed (and some of the other
umbellifers?).