An age-old classic kitchen garden herb, edible sweet cicely has famously fragrant flowers, leaves, stems, roots, and seeds—all possess a sweet licorice aroma and flavor. The frothy clusters of flowers bloom in spring, making them a valuable early nectar and pollen source for beneficial insects and bees. The dark green ferny foliage looks lovely along woodland edges and underplanting shrubs. Deadhead after bloom or before seeds fall to curtail its exuberant self-sowing.