HR00003 ANISE SEEDS
Pimpinella anisum
The feathery foliage is used fresh and is added to salads and soups. Seeds flavor cookies, candies, cheese spreads, applesauce and soups. The sweet licorice-like flavor of both the seeds and leaves make a comforting tea that has traditionally been employed as a treatment for asthma, bronchitus, sore throats, indigestion, and flatulence. Seeds can be chewed to freshen breath. Umbrella like clusters of tiny white flowers appear in late spring and early summer and attract butterflies and a host of beneficial insects including bees. Seed heads attract birds. Grows to 2-3 feet tall. Annual.
How to Plant ANISE Seeds
Sow directly into prepared seed beds
in early spring when the ground has warmed, 1/4 inch deep,
1-2 seeds per inch in rows spaced 18 inches apart. Thin to
6 inches apart. Does not transplant well.
Comments: Full sun, regular water. Harvest the leaves anytime during the growing season. Flower heads
turn gray-brown in fall, cut and place in paper bags or spread out and dry in direct sun. Once dried, store seed in airtight contaner.
