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Sign up freePimpinella anisum
herb
Bees
Bumblebees
Pest controlMediterranean annual grown for licorice-flavoured seeds used in baking and liqueurs. Direct-sow only. Harvest when seeds turn brown. Leaves also edible.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Belgian Endive nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps, Lacewings that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Spider mites, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Well-draining, fertile, alkaline
Coriandrum sativum
herbA fellow Apiaceae — similar growing habits to Anise
