Family:  Carrot (Apiaceae)

Hardy to Zones 4 to 8

(Garden Myrrh, Sweet Chervil) Herbaceous perennial native to Europe and Asia.  The plant exudes the odor of Anise from its ferny leaves, white terminal umbels and deeply grooved, resin-coated seeds.  The seeds are the part that earned this plant the name “myrrh,” as they are shellacked with resin.  Garden myrrh is a food plant used raw in salads.  Leaf, stem and/or young root may be simmered with other vegetables. The dried herb can be made into a good tea.  Traditional uses (TWM): nutritive, carminative, stomachic, blood cleansing.  Plant prefers rich garden soil of shade garden or woodland–part to full shade.  Space 1 to 2 feet apart.  Flowers white, 2 to 4 feet tall.

Potted plant, Certified Organically Grown