Pimpinella anisum
Anise
Common names: True Anise, Sweet Caraway
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public Domain · Source
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Description
Anise provides the sweet‑spicy seeds that give Christmas pastries, bread, and tea their characteristic flavor. The heat‑loving annual plant requires a long, sunny summer for the seeds to mature.
Care instructions
Sow seeds at the end of April in a fully sunny, sheltered spot in loose, lime‑rich soil—transplanting is not tolerated, so sow directly in place. Keep the bed evenly moist and weed‑free. Harvest the seed heads in August and September when they turn gray‑brown.
Companion planting
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