Anise

seeds

0.2g: $2.00; Item: 4405-A
1g: $3.00; Item: 4405-B
5g: $5.00; Item: 4405-C
25g: $8.00; Item: 4405-D

Pimpinella anisum
(130 days) Open pollinated.

Annual. Bears seeds with subtle licorice overtones and a spicy warming flavor. Drunk as a tea in the Middle East. Used in candies, alcoholic beverages and in baking, an essential ingredient in Springerle. Anise helps ease indigestion, gas and colic, also relaxes dry tight coughs.

White umbel flowers in July have delicate ornamental value. Seed ripens in August and September—wait until the tips of the fruits turn grey, and collect seeds before they turn black.

Direct-sow in spring; requires consistently moist soil to germinate and establish. Seedlings are frost-tolerant. Thin to 1–2'. The 2' plants may need staking. Doesn’t thrive in pots. 400 seeds/g.

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Quick Details

Hybrid Status: open pollinated
Days to Maturity: 130 days
Lifecycle: annual

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Additional Information

Herbs

See Herb Chart for uses and cultural information.

About medicinal herbs: Archeological evidence dates the medicinal use of herbs back 60,000 years to the Neanderthals. 85% of the world’s population employ herbs as medicines, and 40% of pharmaceuticals in the U.S. contain plant-derived materials. Fewer than 10% of higher plant species have been investigated for their medicinal components. Interest in traditional herbal remedies continues to grow.

Statements about medicinal use of plants have not been evaluated by the FDA, and should not be used for the diagnosis, treatment, cure or prevention of any ailment. Before using or ingesting any medicinal plant, consult a healthcare practitioner familiar with botanical medicine.

Takinagawa Burdock and Resina Calendula, as well as oats, mammoth red clover and alfalfa in the Farm Seed section, also have medicinal uses. Medicinal herbs such as black cohosh, licorice, and many more are available as plants, and shipped in the spring with orders from our perennial plants warehouse.

Culture: Some herbs are customarily grown from divisions because they cannot come true from seed, such as scented thymes and flavored mints. Some require fall sowing of fresh seed, such as sweet cicely and angelica.

Using herbs: Drying herbs at home is not difficult. Whole leaves retain their flavor at least a year. To substitute fresh herbs for dried in cooking, use triple the dried quantity called for in a recipe.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.