Chervil
Anthriscus cerefolium
Herbs & Spices Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
Delicate annual herb with fern-like leaves and a subtle anise-parsley flavor. One of the four traditional French fines herbes; bolts quickly in heat.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Partial shade (3-5 hrs)
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Water
Every 2-3 days
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Humidity
Moderate to high (50-70%)
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Temperature
10-21°C
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Soil
Rich, moist, well-draining soil (pH 6.0-7.0)
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Fertilizer
Light application of balanced liquid fertilizer every 2-3 weeks
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Southern Russia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East
- 📏 Max height
- 30-60 cm (12-24 inches)
- 📐 Spread
- 20-30 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Annual
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to humans and pets. Edible leaves with mild anise flavor.
- 🌱 Propagation
- Direct seed; does not transplant well. Sow every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvest.
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to humans and pets. Edible leaves with mild anise flavor.
Common issues
- Bolting (going to seed) in heat, Powdery mildew, Aphids, Slugs
💡 Care tips
- Delicate anise-flavored herb essential for French cuisine,Bolts quickly in heat so grow in cool seasons or partial shade,Sow seeds every 2 weeks for a continuous supply,Use fresh as flavor diminishes quickly when dried
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