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Apiaceae
Chervil
Anthriscus cerefolium
Also known as Chaerefolium cerefolium subsp. trichospermum, Anthriscus cerefolium var. crispum, Myrrhodes cerefolium, French parsley
Indoor Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Chervil · Culinary Herb · French Cuisine · Cool Season · Shade Tolerant · Anise Flavor · Edible · Herb Garden · Kitchen Herb · Gourmet
Chervil is a delicate, anise-flavored culinary herb that grows best in cool weather with partial shade, making it ideal for spring and fall gardens or shaded windowsills. It prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil and will bolt quickly in hot or dry conditions, so keep it cool and well-watered. Harvest young leaves regularly by snipping from the outer portions of the plant to encourage bushy, productive growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist, allowing the top inch to dry slightly between waterings · Every 4-5 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 10 in
- Spacing
- 9 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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