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Home > Herbs & Healing > Herb Plants > Annual Herb Plants

Caraway Plant

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Carum carvi

  • A pretty herb with feathery green leaves and umbrella clusters of pink or white flowers.
  • Produces seed in its second year.
  • Used in cheeses, rye bread, and cabbage dishes.
  • Used to treat flatulence and indigestion.

Supplied as a pot grown plant grown in a 7cm pot.

Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May

1 or more £2.95GBP each. Group & quantity discounts
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Description

Also known as Persian Cumin, the use of Caraway as a flavouring is said to have originated with the ancient Arabs. Although Caraway seeds look like Cumin seeds, their flavour is very different, and more similar to Anise.

Caraway is a biennial, and thus flowers in its second year. The seeds ripen a month after flowering, just before the plant dies (but it will readily self seed). Not only can the seed be eaten, but both the leaves and roots also.

The herbalist John Parkinson noted that Caraway seeds were, "much used to be put among baked fruit, or into bread, cakes, etc., to give them a rellish. It is also made into comfites and taken for cold or wind in the body, which also are served to the table with fruit". In Shakespeare's Henry IV, Squire Shallow invites Falstaff to 'a pippin and a dish of Caraways'. 

  • Reaches a height of 30 - 60 cm in its second year.
  • Feathery leaves topped with umbrella clusters of pink or white flowers.
  • Likes full sun, partial shade.
  • Thrives best in less humid climates.
  • Prefers well-drained sandy soil.
  • Has a tap root so use a pot at least 20 cm deep if growing in a container. 
  • Should be cut back at the end of its first season.
  • Will self-seed

Culinary Uses

  • Tastes of Anise.
  • Flavouring used in the German liqueur, Kummel.
  • Used in cheeses, rye bread, cabbage dishes.
  • Also used in Indian dishes.
  • Leaves are pleasantly bitter can be used raw or cooked, like parsley, in their first year.
  • The roots can be eaten like parsnips.
  • Aids digestion.

Medicinal Uses

  • Can be used to treat flatulence, indigestion and infantile colic.
  • An extract of the seeds can be used to treat muscle aches.
  • Used as a fragrance in toothpaste and cosmetics.
  • Used as a flavouring in mouthwashes.

Disclaimer
As with all alternative medicines and plants with purported medicinal benefits it is important to inform your health care providers that you are using them; this helps to ensure safe and coordinated care. We can accept no liability for any side effect or contingency from any allergy or any other cause or harm that may arise. If in doubt please do consult a medical practitioner before using.

Pricing

Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May

1 = £2.95
Add 1 to Trug
20 = £2.75
Add 20 to Trug


This product is subject to group discount if you are buying multiple products from the same pricing group. Other products in this group are...
Angelica Plant
Anise Hyssop Plant
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Basil Plant - Thai Basil
Basil Plant Sweet Genovese
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Coriander Plant - Coriander 'Leisure'
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Fennel Plant
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Feverfew Plant
Hyssop Plant - Blue
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Hyssop Plant - White
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Lavender Plant - Lavender 'Pink Perfume'
Lavender Plant - Lavender 'Vera'
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Lemon Grass 'East Indian' Plant
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Mint Plant - Chocolate Mint
Mint Plant - Corsican Mint
Mint Plant - Curly Mint
Mint Plant - Eau De Cologne Mint
Mint Plant - Garden Mint
Mint Plant - Ginger Mint
Mint Plant - Grapefruit Mint
Mint Plant - Lemon Mint
Mint Plant - Lime Mint
Mint Plant - Mojito Mint
Mint Plant - Moroccan Mint
Mint Plant - Peppermint
Mint Plant - Pineapple Mint
Mint Plant - Red Mint
Mint Plant - Russian Mint
Mint Plant - Silver Mint
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Mint Plant - Strawberry Mint
Myrtle Plant
Oregano Plant
Oregano Plant - Country Cream
Oregano Plant - Greek Oregano
Parsley Plant - Parsley 'Champion Moss Curled'
Parsley Plant - Parsley 'Italian Giant'
Rosemary Plant - Common Rosemary
Rosemary Plant - Green Ginger Rosemary
Rosemary Plant - Rosemary 'Primley Blue'
Rosemary Plant - Rosemary 'Seven Seas'
Rosemary Plant - Rosemary 'Sudbury Blue'
Rue Plant
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Sage Plant - Blackcurrant Sage
Sage Plant - Clary Sage
Sage Plant - Common Sage
Sage Plant - Golden Sage
Sage Plant - Purple Sage
Savory Plant - Summer Savory
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Tarragon Plant - Mexican Tarragon
Tarragon Plant - Russian Tarragon
Thyme Plant - Common Thyme
Thyme Plant - Lemon Thyme
Thyme Plant - Orange Thyme
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