Foeniculum vulgare
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum
- Phonetic Spelling
- fin-ICK-yoo-lum vul-GAR-eh
- Description
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Normally grown as an annual, fennel flowers have a sweet, mildly anise or licorice flavor. They are used in egg and fish dishes.
VIDEO Created by Laura Barth for "Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Nuts", a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Davidson County Demo Garden
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Foeniculum
- Species:
- vulgare
- Family:
- Apiaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Shoots can be used to make a yellow dye.
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees and other beneficial insects, feeds caterpillars that morph into swallowtail butterflies.
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Herb
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Green
- White
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Edible
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Edible Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
