'Green Mist' Khella

Visnaga daucoides Origin: Eurasia Improvement status: Cultivar Seeds per packet: ~100 Germination tested 10/2024: 71% Life cycle: Annual Green Mist' is a large-flowering selection of an old plant that is only just being rediscovered by gardeners, foodies, and traditional medicine practitioners. It resembles its cousin the wild carrot, or Queen Anne's lace, but its flowers can reach five inches across, tinged with green, and are even more lacy and fine. It makes an excellent cut flowers, with long, durable stems, and beautifuly wispy foliage. Even the dried seed heads are beautiful and useful for long-lasting dry arrangements.  The plants have a long history of medicinal use dating back at least to ancient Egypt, where its value for those suffering from kidney stones was first recorded. A compound called 'khellin' found in the seeds has been used to treat other kidney problems and asthma. The thin dried stems beneath the flowers are said to make a good toothpick, which gives this specie