Fennel Bronze
Low Maintenance Perennial
Foeniculum vulgare
This decorative fennel has beautiful lacy bronze leaves. Useful as an ornamental as well as a culinary sweet fennel and medicinal herb. This particular type of fennel is slow to bolt and is a non bulbing type.
Plant Height: 30-36”
Light Requirements: full sun, partial shade
Soil Preference: rich, well draining soil
USDA Zones: 2-5 (biennial), 6-10 (perennial)
How to Grow
Germination: 7-14 days at 65-70F
Seeding Depth: ¼-½” depth, darkness required for germination
Plant Spacing: 6-12”
Days to Maturity: 50-60 days
Early-Season Seeding: Start seed indoors 3-5 weeks before the last frost and transplant after the danger of frost has passed. Direct seeding outdoors is recommended and can be done after the danger of frost has passed.
Late-Season Seeding: Start seed indoors or direct seeding outdoors at least 10 weeks before the first frost date in fall.
Growing Tips: Fennel may bolt (flower) when temperatures become warmer in mid summer and plants will stop producing leaves. Grow in partial shade in warmer Southern zones to prevent bolting.
Edible: Harvest leaves and stems before flowering occurs. Harvest root in the fall of the first year of growth. If seed harvest is desired, do not overwater during flowering and harvest seeds when they turn green gray in color. Seed production may not occur until the second year of growth.
Medicinal: Fennel is used as a carminative to relieve flatulence and colic while stimulating digestion. It is also anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and is similar to anise in calming bronchial coughs. It has estrogenic activity and stimulates milk flow in nursing mothers.
Photo by @sarflondongarden
Low Maintenance Perennial
Foeniculum vulgare
This decorative fennel has beautiful lacy bronze leaves. Useful as an ornamental as well as a culinary sweet fennel and medicinal herb. This particular type of fennel is slow to bolt and is a non bulbing type.
Plant Height: 30-36”
Light Requirements: full sun, partial shade
Soil Preference: rich, well draining soil
USDA Zones: 2-5 (biennial), 6-10 (perennial)
How to Grow
Germination: 7-14 days at 65-70F
Seeding Depth: ¼-½” depth, darkness required for germination
Plant Spacing: 6-12”
Days to Maturity: 50-60 days
Early-Season Seeding: Start seed indoors 3-5 weeks before the last frost and transplant after the danger of frost has passed. Direct seeding outdoors is recommended and can be done after the danger of frost has passed.
Late-Season Seeding: Start seed indoors or direct seeding outdoors at least 10 weeks before the first frost date in fall.
Growing Tips: Fennel may bolt (flower) when temperatures become warmer in mid summer and plants will stop producing leaves. Grow in partial shade in warmer Southern zones to prevent bolting.
Edible: Harvest leaves and stems before flowering occurs. Harvest root in the fall of the first year of growth. If seed harvest is desired, do not overwater during flowering and harvest seeds when they turn green gray in color. Seed production may not occur until the second year of growth.
Medicinal: Fennel is used as a carminative to relieve flatulence and colic while stimulating digestion. It is also anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and is similar to anise in calming bronchial coughs. It has estrogenic activity and stimulates milk flow in nursing mothers.
Photo by @sarflondongarden
Low Maintenance Perennial
Foeniculum vulgare
This decorative fennel has beautiful lacy bronze leaves. Useful as an ornamental as well as a culinary sweet fennel and medicinal herb. This particular type of fennel is slow to bolt and is a non bulbing type.
Plant Height: 30-36”
Light Requirements: full sun, partial shade
Soil Preference: rich, well draining soil
USDA Zones: 2-5 (biennial), 6-10 (perennial)
How to Grow
Germination: 7-14 days at 65-70F
Seeding Depth: ¼-½” depth, darkness required for germination
Plant Spacing: 6-12”
Days to Maturity: 50-60 days
Early-Season Seeding: Start seed indoors 3-5 weeks before the last frost and transplant after the danger of frost has passed. Direct seeding outdoors is recommended and can be done after the danger of frost has passed.
Late-Season Seeding: Start seed indoors or direct seeding outdoors at least 10 weeks before the first frost date in fall.
Growing Tips: Fennel may bolt (flower) when temperatures become warmer in mid summer and plants will stop producing leaves. Grow in partial shade in warmer Southern zones to prevent bolting.
Edible: Harvest leaves and stems before flowering occurs. Harvest root in the fall of the first year of growth. If seed harvest is desired, do not overwater during flowering and harvest seeds when they turn green gray in color. Seed production may not occur until the second year of growth.
Medicinal: Fennel is used as a carminative to relieve flatulence and colic while stimulating digestion. It is also anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and is similar to anise in calming bronchial coughs. It has estrogenic activity and stimulates milk flow in nursing mothers.
Photo by @sarflondongarden