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Beginner skill rating |
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Anethum graveolens
Other names: Dill, East Indian dill, Dill-oil plant, Anet, Sabbath day posy, Meeting-seed
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Genus: Anethum
Species: A. graveolens - A. graveolens is an annual with finely dissected, aromatic blue-green leaves, and flat heads of tiny yellow flowers in summer. Used as a common culiary herb.
Anethum graveolens is: Deciduous
Flower: Insignificant or absent, Yellow in Summer
Foliage: Blue-green in Summer
Fragrance: Foliage is aromatic (dill).
Habit: Upright, Spreading
Plant with: Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' (Purple sage), Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' (Marjoram), Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum (Flat-leaved parsley)
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Pests: Generally pest free.
Diseases: Generally disease free.
Pruning: Can be left to self-seed after flowering.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Anethum graveolens (Dill) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Cottage/Informal, Add to salads, Edging, Flavouring food and drinks, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant in well-drained soil, in full sun sheltered from strong winds (ideally your kitchen). Water freely in dry conditions to inhibit bolting. It is good idea to separate from fennel as they look similar.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |  |
| Soil drainage: | Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | South, East, West | |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
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Comment from
It is a member of the carrot family and has a long taproot -which is all that a carrot is- but we grow it for its feathery leaves, which are good with fish and lamb, or the seeds, which are an aid to digestion. Gripe water for infants is made from dill. Like all umbellifers, it is a good aid to the organic gardener as it draws hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids.
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