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Sweet Cicely or Myrrhis Odorata
Sweet Cicely or Myrrhis Odorata

Sweet Cicely or Myrrhis Odorata

SKU: SD30000820
approx 5 seeds
£2.29
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Overview

Native to the north of England, the bright green lacy foliage of this herb has a rich aniseed flavour that is used to add sweetness to fruit dishes, as well as add interest to savoury recipes. A pretty plant for the kitchen garden or wild border, the clusters of white flowers, which appear in early summer, are attractive to bees and other beneficial pollinators. The thick tap root can also be eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.

Specifications

  • Position: full sun or light dappled shade
  • Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: May to June
  • Hardiness: fully hardy
  • Eventual Height:2m
  • Eventual Spread: 1m-2m

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Care guide

Sow directly into a well-prepared seedbed in autumn, watering freely and thinning the plants to 25cm intervals as they grow and if necessary transplant in the spring. Alternatively keep the seed for 4 weeks in the fridge and then sow it into pots in spring, allowing just one seed per pot. When large enough to handle, plant them outside after all risk of frost has passed. It self-seeds freely so dead-head regularly if you do not want more to come. Sow: March to May or September to November Harvest: June - October Approximate quantity: 5 seeds

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Packaging
Seeds will arrive in paper satchets which are packaged in A4 or A5 hard backed envelopes.

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