The liqueur Anisette added to cold water on a hot summer's day makes a refreshing drink. Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as fennel and liquorice...
Although the early spring flowers are beautiful and the fruit is attractive, the Pyrus communis is normally grown only for its fruit crop and not as an ornamental.
Owing to its name, the Fragrant Granadilla has very fragrant flowers. The flowers are spectacular, 7-10 cm wide, the corona filaments variegated with red, white and purple.