{"title":"Seseli","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat a cool name...Moon Carrot. The genus \u003cem\u003eSeseli\u003c\/em\u003e is related to carrots and dill (family Apiaceae) which is obvious once you see the umbelliferous flowers, which look a lot like Queen Anne's Lace. There are roughly 140 species of seseli that are distributed throughout Europe from England to Russia and China south through the Balkans and Aegean region into Turkey, Iran and India.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSeseli is planted all over Europe as an ornamental plant, and it is also grown in several countries as an economic crop. In the garden seseli is grown for its silvery-blue, fern-like evergreen foliage and white or rose-tinged flowers. In Turkey, seseli leaves are dryed and used as animal fodder as well as using leaf extracts medicinally for anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. In China, \u003cem\u003eSeseli meirei\u003c\/em\u003e root is used as a pain reliever. The ancient Greeks also used it as a medicinal plant to treat food poisoning and venomous snake bikes. Some species such as \u003cem\u003eSeseli libanotis\u003c\/em\u003e have leaves that may be eaten if cooked, and other species like \u003cem\u003eSeseli gummiferum\u003c\/em\u003e have a gummy sap in the stem that can be used in cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eSeseli (Moon Carrot) Growing Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMoon carrot is a plant that needs dry feet, and does well in rock gardens and other xeriscape situations. It really likes heat and full sun. The long-stemmed flowers, which appear in summer and last through the fall, make great cut flowers. Seseli is a short-lived perennial (long-lived in lean soils and short-lived in rich soils), but it is self fertile and re-seeds around the garden to maintain itself. Bees, butterflies and other insects are attracted to the flowers, and it is a good plant for making honey.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eCompanion Plants\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTry combining Seseli with other summer plants like \u003ca title=\"Buddleia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/butterfly-bush-buddleia-davidii-plant-buddleja\"\u003eBuddleia\u003c\/a\u003e, Lantana, Salvia or Perovskia. Or you could make a cool solar system garden with Moon Carrot, \u003ca title=\"See our ethically sourced Venus fly traps (Dionaea)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/venus-flytrap-plant-dionaea-where-to-buy\"\u003eVenus fly trap\u003c\/a\u003e (Dionaea), Carolina Moonlight \u003ca title=\"Baptisia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/baptisia-australis-false-indigo\"\u003eBaptisia\u003c\/a\u003e, Brushfire Moon Iris, Harvest Moon Echinacea, Gethsemane Moonlight Chrysanthemum, Jupiter's Beard (Centranthus), Blue Star Creeper (Laurentia), Stars and Stripes Crinum, Tiny Star Yucca, Pink Star Aster, Dark Star \u003ca title=\"Eucomis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/eucomis-pineapple-lily\"\u003eEucomis\u003c\/a\u003e, Starry Eyes Nierembergia, Arizona Star \u003ca title=\"Agave\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/agave\"\u003eAgave\u003c\/a\u003e, Superstar \u003ca title=\"Hymenocallis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/hymenocallis-white-spider-lily\"\u003eHymenocallis\u003c\/a\u003e, Star Burst \u003ca title=\"Zephyranthes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/zephyranthes\"\u003eZephyranthes\u003c\/a\u003e, Sally's Comet \u003ca title=\"Kniphofia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/kniphofia-red-hot-poker-plant\"\u003eKniphofia\u003c\/a\u003e, Sunshine Veronica, Sunflower (Helianthus), Prairie Sunset (Helopsis), Texas Sun Calylophus, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Seseli-gummiferum-1900x350_6ea5de7f-35ac-4cc7-9394-d2b0a8218f6a.jpg?v=1688588223","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/seseli.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}