Red Elephant

Donated by Warwick Horticulture Research International, now part of Warwick University. A fast growing, large and tasty 19th century Australian heirloom. The deep orange-red carrots have no hard core and can be eaten at any stage from baby to full maturity. Described in Carters Blue Book of Gardening in 1934 as “a veritable giant, both in length and bulk, specimens have been exhibited measuring 30in long; prominent in the garden and the exhibition table".