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Anise Seeds

Grow your own sweet, liquorice-scented aniseed

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Key benefits

  • Grow your own sweet, liquorice-scented aniseed
  • Seeds flavour breads, biscuits, cakes and herbal tea
  • Lacy white summer flowers visited by bees and butterflies
  • Grows to about 45 to 60 cm tall
  • Packet of about 120 seeds with growing instructions

Anise is the plant behind aniseed, and growing it gives you the sweet, liquorice-scented seed fresh from the head rather than from a jar. Pimpinella anisum is a slender Mediterranean annual with rounded lower leaves and finely cut upper ones, topped in midsummer by lacy white umbels that bees and butterflies visit. The seeds flavour breads, biscuits and cakes and make a warming herbal tea, and a few young leaves can be chopped into salads.

Sowing and growing

  • Sow outdoors where it is to grow in late April or May, once the soil has warmed and frost has passed. It dislikes root disturbance, so avoid transplanting.
  • Sow about 0.5 to 1 cm deep and thin seedlings to 20 cm apart.
  • Germination takes 10 to 20 days and can be uneven in cool soil.
  • Full sun in a sheltered spot, in light, well-drained soil. Taller plants may need a short stake.
  • Grows to about 45 to 60 cm tall.
  • Flowers in midsummer; seed is ready from late summer into early autumn, around 120 days from sowing, when it turns brown.
  • Half-hardy annual that needs a warm summer to ripen its seed well.

What you receive: a packet of about 120 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

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How to use
  1. Sow outdoors where it is to grow in late April or May, once frost has passed.
  2. Sow about 0.5 to 1 cm deep and avoid transplanting, as it dislikes root disturbance.
  3. Thin seedlings to 20 cm apart, in full sun and light, well-drained soil.
  4. Harvest the seed from late summer when it turns brown.
Delivery and returns

Every order is hand-packed and sent with tracked delivery.

Changed your mind? You can return unused items within 14 days of delivery. See our returns policy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When should I sow anise seeds?

Sow outdoors in late April or May, once the soil is warm and there is no more risk of frost. Anise resents being moved, so sow it in the spot or pot where it will grow and thin the seedlings rather than transplanting them.

Is anise the same as star anise or fennel?

No. Anise (Pimpinella anisum) is a small annual herb in the carrot family, while star anise comes from the seed pods of an evergreen tree, Illicium verum. Fennel is a separate plant with a similar flavour. Anise is the source of true aniseed.

How do I harvest anise seed?

When the seeds turn brown and come away easily, cut the flower heads with a length of stem. Hang them upside down in a paper bag somewhere warm, dry and shady, and the seed will drop into the bag as it dries.

What is your returns policy?

Changed your mind? You can return pots, gifts, accessories and other non-plant items. Email hello@growtropicals.com with your order number within 14 days of delivery, then send the item back within 14 days of telling us. You pay the return postage.

Items must come back unused and in their original condition. If an item has been used, we may reduce your refund by the value it has lost, and for used items this can be the full price.

Live plants cannot be returned because you have changed your mind, but they are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or wrong, email us with your order number and photos and we will put it right at no cost to you. Full details are in our returns policy.

When will my order arrive and how much is shipping?

Choose your delivery speed at checkout. Express orders placed before 1pm are dispatched the same day, otherwise the next working day. Standard orders are dispatched within 2 to 3 working days and Economy orders within 4 to 5 working days. Once dispatched, every order travels by 24 hour tracked courier.

Delivery is free on orders over £60 with Economy, over £100 with Standard and over £150 with Express. Below that, the charge depends on your basket total and is always shown at checkout before you pay. The full price list is in our shipping policy.

Orders without plants are dispatched Monday to Friday. If your order also includes plants, it goes out Monday to Thursday so the plants are not left in the courier network over the weekend. Delivery can take longer at busy times such as Black Friday and Christmas.

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