How to Grow and Care for Pimpinella

Native of the British Isles and parts of Europe and Asia, the Pimpinella saxifraga plant is highly nutritious for sheep and cattle, so it was cultivated in the past for animal feed. Solidstem burnet-saxifrage is now common on chalk downs found in southern England.

Greater burnet saxifrage is a common plant of the carrot family, though it is not edible. It can be found growing in clearings, meadows, pastures, and waysides. The umbels of intensely pink flowers it produces make it highly unique and a popular ornamental. The plant is visited by both bees and butterflies.

Anise is an herbaceous annual plant growing to 90 cm or more tall. The leaves at the base of the plant are simple, 1 to 5 cm long and shallowly lobed, while leaves higher on the stems are feathery pinnate, divided into numerous small leaflets. The flowers are white, approximately 3 mm in diameter, produced in dense umbels.