Myrrhis odorata
Sweet chervil, Sweet Mary, Great chervil, Myrr, Sweet bracken, Anise, British myrrh, Garden myrrh, Sweet fern, Sweet cecily, Sweet cicely
Myrrhis Myrrhis
M. odorata - M. odorata is an erect, herbaceous perennial with pinnate, aromatic, edible, bright green leaves divided into toothed, oblong to lance-shaped segments and, in early summer, branching stems bearing umbels of tiny, star-shaped, white flowers followed by glossy, ridged, brown fruit.decorative seed-pods.
Myrrhis odorata is: Deciduous
Foliage and seed pods have an aniseed aroma.
Erect
White in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Dead-head to prevent self-seeding.
Division, Seed
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Myrrhis odorata (Sweet cecily) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife, Woodland
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in dappled or partial shade. Leaves and seeds taste of aniseed. If using leaves as a herb, removing the flower stalks will improve the flavour at the expense of seed pods.
Loamy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Myrrhis odorata
Sweet chervil, Sweet Mary, Great chervil, Myrr, Sweet bracken, Anise, British myrrh, Garden myrrh, Sweet fern, Sweet cecily, Sweet cicely
Myrrhis Myrrhis
M. odorata - M. odorata is an erect, herbaceous perennial with pinnate, aromatic, edible, bright green leaves divided into toothed, oblong to lance-shaped segments and, in early summer, branching stems bearing umbels of tiny, star-shaped, white flowers followed by glossy, ridged, brown fruit.decorative seed-pods.
Deciduous
Foliage and seed pods have an aniseed aroma.
Erect
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White in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Dead-head to prevent self-seeding.
Division, Seed
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Myrrhis odorata (Sweet cecily) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife, Woodland
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in dappled or partial shade. Leaves and seeds taste of aniseed. If using leaves as a herb, removing the flower stalks will improve the flavour at the expense of seed pods.
Loamy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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