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Beginner skill rating |
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0.5m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
Other names: Bronze Fennel
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Genus: Foeniculum
Variety or cultivar: 'Purpureum' _ 'Purpureum' is a terrific foliage plant and a great attraction for butterflies and beneficial insects. The licorice-flavored leaves and seeds are used in many different recipes.
Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' is: Deciduous
Flower: Yellow in Summer
Foliage: Bronze, Purple in Summer
Fragrance: Foliage is aromatic (aniseed).
Habit: Upright, Spreading
Plant with: Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' (Marjoram), Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' (Purple sage)
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Pests: Generally pest free.
Specific pests: Aphids
Diseases: Generally disease free.
Pruning: Can be invasive if flowers are allowed to set seed.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' (Bronze Fennel) will reach a height of 2.5m 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.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |  |
| Soil drainage: | Well-drained, Moist but well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | South, West | |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
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What a fantastic plant this is! A very easy yet graceful perennial for just about any spot where height is needed. It begins as a soft, brown, round, fragrant yet wonderfully tactile bush that demands to be caressed. Then it slowly unfurls, adds a deep green hue, straightens and stretches to its elegant height of 2m and opens out plate like heads of yellow flowers. And as if all this isn't enough, it pays you for having it your garden by producing hundred of aniseed seeds for cooking - or to grow more fennel.
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This plant is used in the Perfume garden by Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins in their Perfume garden for Chelsea Flower Show 2009. They say 'Essential oil used in perfumery is steam distilled from the seeds. Fennel oil is used in herbaceous type perfumes.'
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