Anise
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The Anise or Pimpinella anisum is an aromatic, culinary and medicinal plant. It is mainly used to make anise liqueur. The seeds are used to season pastry products. It has natural properties to better digestion, appetite, relieve colic, coughing.
It is also a wild flowering plant perfect to create edges, colour rockeries and grow in container.
Annual herbaceous plant growing up 30 to 60cm with tiny white flowers. Lanceolate leaves. Oval, scented fruits filled with seeds. It grows on light and permeable soils.
Direct sowing in spring outside. All year long indoor.
Use
Edging, Edible, Culinary, Spices, Medicinal
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Description
Culinary and medicinal plant.
Flowering
| Flower colour | White |
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| Flowering period | June, July, August, September, Summer |
Botanical information
| Common name | PIMPINELLA ANISUM - Anise |
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When to plant?
| Sowing period | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Spring, All year |
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| Harvest period | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, All year |
| Average germination (%) | 75 |
| Seeds per gram | 500 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Edging, Edible, Culinary, Spices, Medicinal |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil type | Loam, Light, Rich, Loose |
| Soil moisture | Moist |
| Hardiness | Non hardy, Drought resistant |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Warm areas, Temperate areas |
Care
| Watering | Regular |
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