They said: "Cow Parsley is a native, biennial plant which is usually 1-1.5 meters tall and has hollow, furrowed stems and large leaves in three main segments.

From the beginning of May, every country road and lane is lined with the familiar froth of cow parsley. Fuelled by increasing nitrogen levels in the verges, the exuberance of the plant is unstoppable ...

Cow parsley is, I suppose, a weed, although few garden plants ever look as good to my eye. But it can certainly spread rampantly in a border given the chance.

Expand Wild cow parsley - Anthriscus sylvestris By John Manley, Politics Correspondent June 12, 2021 at 2:00am BST ...

While cow parsley is known for its mildly spicy flavour and healing properties, a similar plant - which resembles cow parsley - is invasive and toxic despite often being mistaken as harmless ...

And it has the signature, cow parsley-style clusters of flowers at the top too: “The flowers are white and held in umbels, (flat-topped clusters, like those of carrots or cow parsley), with all ...

May 03, 2025 at 6:00am BST I love cow parsley. I love the time of year when it blooms; I love how it shoots up to almost head height within what seems like days; and I love the billowing abundance ...

Giant hogweed looks a bit like cow parsley but a lot bigger (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) It can reach up to 10ft (3m) in height and can be easily mistaken for cow parsley – one of the ...