This plant is one of my favorites. I got it through the Seed Savers Exchange, and it naturalized in my garden - actually mostly outside ...Read Moreof the garden in cracks and crevices. It's a biennial or what I as a Plant Ecologist call a winter annual (comes up in Autumn, overwinters under the snow, grows in Spring, and matures by the heat of summer). It is best planted in Autumn or really early Spring. It did die out for me, and luckily I kept a few seeds. It is pretty hardy, but a mild period in early Spring or late Winter, followed by a cold snap will kill it. It's has a nice mild licorice or anise flavor with a bit of parsley and celery too. It's one of the herbs (well chervil in general) that are in some French recipes that are really hard to obtain unless you grow them. It's used in many European cuisines. It's fits will into SE Asian food too - especially Vietnamese dishes. Nearly impossible to grow in the summer heat here. This type - Brussels Winter, is a bit easier to grow and gets larger earlier than the standard chervil for me, but the flavor is nearly identical.
This plant is one of my favorites. I got it through the Seed Savers Exchange, and it naturalized in my garden - actually mostly outside ...Read More