Apiaceae FAMILY

Ferula orientalis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

Ferula orientalis is a plant mainly of a temperate continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. Ferula species generally can succeed in most soils^[1], though they prefer a deep, fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny position^[2]. Plants have a long taproot and are intolerant of root disturbance^[2]. They should be planted into their final positions as soon as possible.

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as the seed is ripe in a greenhouse in autumn^[1]. Otherwise sow in mid spring in a greenhouse. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle. Plant them out into their permanent positions whilst still small because the plants dislike root disturbance^[1]. If necessary, give the plants a protective mulch for their first winter outdoors. Division in autumn. This may be inadvisable due to the plants dislike of root disturbance. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ferula+orientalis>

Pollinators

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References

[1]RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 — F. Chittendon. · Oxford University Press · 1951 · ISBN - ↩︎Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]).
[2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[3]Flora of Turkey. — Davis. P. H. · Edinburgh University Press · 1965 · ISBN - ↩︎Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats.
[4]The genus Ferula: Ethnobotany, phytochemistry and bioactivities - A review — Mohammadhosseinia M. et al · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.12.012 ↩︎
[5]Ethnomedicinal studies on the plant resources of east Anatolia, Turkey — Altundaga E. & Ozturk M. · 2011 · http://10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.05.195 · ISBN 1877-0428 ↩︎