Garden Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), often simply called chervil, is a delicate annualherb, usually used to flavor mild-flavoured foods such as poultry, some seafoods, and young vegetables. It is a constituent of the French herb mixture fines herbes.
Classification: Garden Chervil is a member of the parsley or carrot family, Apiaceae.
Chervil is a mounding short-lived annual herb with finely dissected leaves that have a wispy, ferny texture; it reaches a height of one to two feet.
Cultivars and Related Species Chervil is in the carrot family (also known as the umbel family) and related to sun-loving dill, coriander, parsley, and fennel, as well as shade-loving sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata).
This Japanese native is known to many gardeners as hardy ginger due to its ability to thrive as a perennial in colder regions.
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