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Anise-flavoured leaves used as natural sweetener — reduces sugar needed when cooking acidic fruits. All parts edible. Long-lived perennial. Self-seeds freely.
Angelica archangelica
herb
A fellow Apiaceae — similar growing habits to Sweet Cicely
Anthriscus cerefolium
herbAttracts the same hoverflies as Sweet Cicely, keeping pests in check
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant Belgian EndiveExcellent, EndiveExcellent and Forget-me-notExcellent nearby.Direct-sow Sweet Cicely outdoors about 4 weeks after your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 30 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 60 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 365 days.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Water: Medium · Height: 120 cm · Soil: Moist, humus-rich, well-draining
Aphididae
Curled leaves, sticky honeydew and ants on patrol — usually with something already eating them.
These three thrive alongside Sweet Cicely — and alongside each other.
