| Description | Korean Angelica (Angelica gigas) is a tall biennial or short-lived perennial that can grow to over five feet. The umbel flowers are carried on purple stems. |
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| Plant Type | Wild Flowers, Biennials, Short lived perennials |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6 |
| Sunlight | full, color fades in the shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | Grow beets in moist soil, and will be smaller in dry soil. |
| Flowers | Purple compound umbels, 3-4 inches across. with ornamental dried seed heads |
| Fruit | Has ornamental dried seed heads. |
| Leaves | The plant has large, compound leaves with finely toothed or serrated leaflets. The leaves are deeply divided and often have a distinctive purple-tinged stem. Inflated purple sheaths are found where the leaf attaches to the stem. In the first year, the leaves will form a rosette. |
| Stems | The stems are dark reddish-purple, strong, ribbed stems. |
| Dimensions | Grows 3-6 feet tall by 2 feet wide. |
| Maintenance | It will self-seed freely in favorable sites and naturalize. |
| Propagation | Seeds have a short viability period and should be seeded quickly after harvest or stored in an air-tight container in a refrigerator. Reported to need light for better germination.(#40) Plants take two years to flower from seed |
| Native Site | Japan, Korea, and China |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced to the USA by Barry Yinger of Asiatic Nursery. |
| Author's Notes | Korean Angelica is an impressive plant due to its size and purple coloration. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Allan Armitage) |
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