This herbaceous perennial has upright woody stems that form a spreading mounded habit. It has mid-green divided fern-like leaves and the tiny saucer-shaped white flowers appear in a dense cluster above the foliage from late spring to mid-summer.

Hardiness zones 6 to 9 

Chaerophyllum hirsutum is naturally found from France to Spain and extending to south-west Russia growing in meadows and open woodlands from sea level to an altitude of 300 m (990 ft) or more.

It prefers a semi-shaded to open sunny position and grows in well-drained organic rich moist soils with a pH 5.5-7 and is frost tolerant but drought tender. 

The Hairy Chervil it has grown for its flowers and mounding habit with fern-like foliage. It is planted in small cottage gardens along herbaceous borders or used as a container specimen. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions establishing in 2-3 years and is moderately long-lived. This perennial is also planted in the understory of woodland settings or used on embankments. ID 3570

Chaerophyllum (KY-roh-FY-lum)   hirsutum (hir-SOO-tum)

Apiaceae (ay-pee-AY-see-ee)
(Umbelliferae)
Carrot family