Fennel
- Botanical Name
- Foeniculum vulgare
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 9
- Height
- 4 to 5 feet
- Flowers
- Summer: greenish yellow
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Easily grown by direct seeding in the garden in spring or fall. Can be started indoors, seeds need to be soak for 4 to 5 days to increase germination.
- When transplanting into the garden, space plants 18 to 24 inches apart
- Prune back plants to promote fuller, sturdier growth
- Deadhead flowers once they begin to fade to prevent aggressive re-seeding
- The flowers attract beneficial insects and the foliage is food for the larvae of swallowtail butterflies
- Problems
- None serious, re-seeds readily
- Varieties
- Purpurascens - dark bronze foliage
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