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Anethum graveolens (Dill)

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Skill rating Beginner
skill rating
Ultimate spread 0.5m
max. spread
Ultimate height 1m
max. height
Time to maturity 1-2 years
to maturity
Maintenance level 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.

General care

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.

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Soil drainage: Well-drained Match unknown
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral Match unknown
Light: Full Sun Match unknown
Aspect: South, East, West Match unknown
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered Match unknown
Hardiness: Hardy (H4) Match unknown

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Anethum graveolens

Comment from Miriam Mesa-Villalba

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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