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Fennel Seeds

Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare

Warm aromatic leaves with a distinctive aniseed flavour
Versatile herb for fish salads sauces and cooking
Leaves stems and seeds can all be harvested
Attractive to pollinators when allowed to flower

250 SeedsSKU: 15826

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Fennel is a wonderfully aromatic herb with feathery leaves and a warm aniseed flavour that brings freshness to all kinds of home cooking. Snip the leaves into salads and sauces, use the stems and foliage with fish, or allow the flowers to mature and collect the fragrant seeds for seasoning. Its tall, airy habit also makes an attractive addition to the kitchen garden.

Key information

Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare

Genus: Fennel

Plant Class: Hardy Perennial

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: 120

Colour: Green

Habitat: Upright

Position: Full Sun

Attractive to: Attractive To Bees and Attractive To Butterflies

Sow outdoors March-May, thinly in the final growing position at a depth of around 1.5cm. Keep the soil moist while seedlings establish and thin to approximately 30cm apart when large enough to handle. Pick fresh leaves and stems as required through the growing season. If growing for seed, allow the flower heads to mature and harvest the seeds once they have ripened and turned brown.

Recommended growing locations.

Suitable for pots & containers

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