Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze'
Fennel 'Giant Bronze', Bronze fennel
Foeniculum Foeniculum
'Giant Bronze' _ 'Giant Bronze' is an upright, clump-forming aromatic biennial or short-lived perennial with feathery, bronze-purple leaves and flat-topped umbels of tiny, yellow flowerheads in mid- to late summer, followed by aromatic seeds.
Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze' is: Deciduous
Foliage is aromatic (aniseed).
Upright, Spreading
Yellow, Insignificant or absent in Summer
Blue-green in Summer
Generally pest free.
Aphids Aphids
Generally disease free.
Can be invasive if flowers are allowed to set seed. If fennel is being grown exclusively for its foliage remove the yellow flowerheads to prevent it from self-seeding.
Seed
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Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze' (Fennel 'Giant Bronze') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Add to salads, Flavouring food and drinks, Beds and borders, Wildlife, Foliage only
Plant in moist, fertile soil in sun. Tolerates light shade. If grown with other Foeniculum of differing foliage colours, they will hybridise which may create weaker or inferior plants.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze'
Fennel 'Giant Bronze', Bronze fennel
Foeniculum Foeniculum
'Giant Bronze' _ 'Giant Bronze' is an upright, clump-forming aromatic biennial or short-lived perennial with feathery, bronze-purple leaves and flat-topped umbels of tiny, yellow flowerheads in mid- to late summer, followed by aromatic seeds.
Deciduous
Foliage is aromatic (aniseed).
Upright, Spreading
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Yellow, Insignificant or absent in Summer
Blue-green in Summer
Generally pest free.
Generally disease free.
Can be invasive if flowers are allowed to set seed. If fennel is being grown exclusively for its foliage remove the yellow flowerheads to prevent it from self-seeding.
Seed
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Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze' (Fennel 'Giant Bronze') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Cottage/Informal, Add to salads, Flavouring food and drinks, Beds and borders, Wildlife, Foliage only
Plant in moist, fertile soil in sun. Tolerates light shade. If grown with other Foeniculum of differing foliage colours, they will hybridise which may create weaker or inferior plants.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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