Looking on PFAF and other sites I'm really struggling to find a away to identify differences between Sweet Cicely and Cow Parsley. I can identify fools parsley and hemlock, but really need help with these two. Any wisdom to share?
Differences between Cicely and Cow Parsley?
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Cow parley is almost always the first umbellifer to flower, but to be honest, the whole group is difficult. Not sure I would know cicely if I found it.
Sweet Cicely smells of aniseed/liquorice. It's already bloomed and is now in seed in my garden.
cheers,
Toddy
cheers,
Toddy
What toddy said. You can't miss Sweet Cicely especially if you crunch up the green Seed cases in your hand. Yummy.
I've not seen the two side by side, just grown sweet cicely and seen cow parsley wild, but apart from the aniseed tate/smell cow parsley seem more dainty and grows a bit narrower and taller, sweet cicely leaves seem to be more bulky, a bit more velvety and form lower plants.
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