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Foeniculum vulgare

Foeniculum vulgare
Common Fennel

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Great for the vegetable garden.

Ycel(lesjardins), 21/10/2024

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Tall perennial with delicate and highly decorative foliage, with a taproot and edible stems.
Flower size
10 cm
Height at maturity
1.50 m
Spread at maturity
50 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Recommended planting time February to April, September to October
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Flowering time August to September
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Description

Everything is good in fennel: the foliage (sweet dill), the stems, and the seeds! In addition to its aniseed taste, fennel is decorative. Its vegetation, reaching a height of nearly 2m (7ft), is very decorative due to the extreme delicacy of its cut foliage. The tiny yellow flowers with 5 petals are grouped in umbels of 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6in), in August and September. The fruit, highly fragrant, is ovoid and grooved.

A beautiful and reliable plant as it gets! It will be particularly appreciated in the background of a slightly "messy" flower bed, in the spirit of a herb garden. This plant is the wild form of fennel, it does not form a "bulb".

Foeniculum vulgare in pictures

Foeniculum vulgare (Flowering) Flowering
Foeniculum vulgare (Foliage) Foliage
Foeniculum vulgare (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time August to September
Flower size 10 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour light green
Aromatic? Fragrant foliage when creased

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.50 m
Spread at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Foeniculum

Species

vulgare

Family

Apiaceae

Other common names

Common Fennel

Origin

Mediterranean

Product reference75081

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Planting and care

Plant your Foeniculum in a sunny position, in a rather moist and well-drained soil. The fennel is a Mediterranean plant that appreciates some humidity. Easy to grow, but be careful of its growth: under good growing conditions, it can reach a height of 2m (7ft). Cut the stems after flowering if you wish to prevent it from self-seeding naturally.
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Planting period

Recommended planting time February to April, September to October

Intended location

Suitable for Shaded rockery, Woodland edge, Undergrowth
Type of use Back of border
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Planting density 2 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, drained, stony, deep

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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