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Beginner
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0.5m
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2m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze'
Other names: Fennel 'Giant Bronze', Bronze fennel
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Genus: Foeniculum
Variety or cultivar: 'Giant Bronze' _ 'Giant Bronze' is a tall annual with feathery, bronze-purple leaves and flat-topped, sulphur-yellow flowerheads in mid- to late summer, followed by aromatic seeds.
Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze' is: Deciduous
Flower: Insignificant or absent, Yellow in Summer
Foliage: Blue-green in Summer
Fragrance: Foliage is aromatic (aniseed).
Habit: Upright, Spreading
Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze' (Fennel 'Giant Bronze') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Add to salads, Flavouring food and drinks, Beds and borders, Wildlife, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant in moist, fertile soil.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Well-drained, Moist but well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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