The carrot (daucus carota subsp Sativus) is a root vegetable, typically orange in colour, though heirloom variants including purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, daucus carota, native to europe and southwestern asia The plant probably originated in iran and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds Kevin the carrot first appeared in 2016 when aldi’s agency, mccann manchester, set out to create a character that could cut through the noise of the crowded christmas advertising season. Carrot, herbaceous, generally biennial plant that produces an edible taproot Carrots are commonly grown as annual plants and can be eaten fresh or cooked
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