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Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Water-hemlock · Water-dropwort · Crocus water-dropwort · Belder-root
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: partial_sun
Temperature
15–32 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 8–8
Click count
563
Observations
2,827
Description
Source: leafsnapOenanthe crocata, hemlock water-dropwort (sometimes known as dead man's fingers) is a flowering plant in the carrot family, native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia. It grows in damp grassland and wet woodland, often along river and stream banks. All parts of the plant are extremely toxic and it has been known to cause human and livestock poisoning.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 15–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Oenanthe
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8
- Mature Height
- 1.52 m
- Mature Spread
- 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer
- Native Area
- Turkey, Syria, Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, United Kingdom, Lebanon, Morocco, Belgium, Portugal
Tags (4)
Common Names (10)
en Hemlock Water-dropwort
en Water-hemlock
en Water-dropwort
en Crocus water-dropwort
en Belder-root
en Dead tongue
en Dropwater
en Horsebane
en Oenanthe safranée
en Dead Man’s Fingers