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Anise

Note: Germination instructions are not on seed packets, follow the instructions below for starting seed.

Anise seed can be sown early in the spring in a sunny well-drained location. Plant Anise seeds 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep, spacing seeds 1/2 inch apart, in rows 15 inches apart.
Thin Anise to 6 to 8 inches apart when plants are 2 inches tall.

Anise Info

Anise has been used for many years to disguise the unpleasant taste of medicine. Gather the seed heads in early autumn. Use the leaves throughout the growing season to add to green salads. The leaves and seeds taste good with shellfish. The dried seeds can be used in cakes, biscuits, bread and apple pie. A refreshing tea can be made from the dried leaves and this is supposed to be an aid to digestion as is chewing the seeds to cure hiccoughs. Cosmetically a good face pack can be made from ground seeds. This will fade freckles. The seeds are also useful for pot-pourri.
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NPV251 Anise
Pimpinella anisum. Related to parsley,use for flavoring, fragrance, grow in dry soils, annual growing 24" tall.
Package of 2,500 seeds. $7.95





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