Myrrhis odorata

Description

Upright plants with flat heads of tiny, white flowers are invaluable for adding status to a border. This is no different. Known largely as a herb, although now it is rarely used, the much divided leaves are very pretty. They create a big, lacy mound from which a thick stem arises topped with little white flowers not dissimilar to those of a cow-parsley. The leaves and the seeds that follow the flowers are edible, and have an aniseed-type fl…