Delicate parsley-like flavor. Use in salads, soups, sauces, chicken, fish, and as an ingredient in fines herbes. Good source of Vitamin C and carotene. Chervil tea is a traditional Holy Thursday drink for its restorative qualities following Lent. Gather leaves before the plant flowers and freeze or dry.

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Chervil is most often grown as an annual herb.
It is biennial at least to zone 5, and seeds would be produced in the second year.
It has a parsley flavour with a slight note of liquorice.

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A second year seed plant in my garden has surprised me with its 40" H by 28" W, and that's before blooming. The information I'd found before siting it was of a plant that generally grows 12 to 24 inches in height. That information holds true for a first year plant, but a singly planted specimen kept over for seed production may require more space, especially if it's been planted in moist, fertile soil. It doesn't have heavy foliage, so shading out its neighbors isn't really an issue, but in an ornamental setting it can appear too large for its space. Give it plenty of room if you're planning on growing it to maturity in your flower beds.

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