Origin
Mediterranean
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Care
Moderate
Flowering
Flowering
Edible & Fruit
Aneth
Thread-fine blue-green foliage and wide yellow umbels — the herb of fish, marinades and preserves.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Near East
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Maintenance
Easy
The herb that preserves
Native to the Near East, it is among the oldest cultivated aromatics, named in Egyptian papyri and in medieval European texts alike.
Its link with preserving isn't only about flavour: its aromatic compounds slow the growth of certain bacteria, which made it a natural partner to brining long before anyone understood why.
"A herb chosen for what it prevents."
01
Styling Tip 01
Never transplant
Like coriander it has a fragile taproot: sow direct in stations, thinned to twenty centimetres.
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Styling Tip 02
Keep it away from fennel
The two cross readily and saved seed gives plants of muddled flavour: separate them by at least ten metres.
03
Styling Tip 03
Two distinct harvests
Cut the leaves before flowering; then let a few plants bolt to collect the umbels and seed.
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Origin
Mediterranean
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering