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bronze fennel or Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze'

bronze fennel or Foeniculum vulgare 'Giant Bronze'

Position: full sun
Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: fast-growing
Flowering period: July to August
Hardiness: fully hardy

Tasty foliage with both fish & meat as well as in salads. Fine clouds of feathery, bronze-purple leaves are followed by flat-topped, sulphur-yellow flowerheads in mid to late summer and then by aromatic seeds. This giant fennel looks fantastic as a centrepiece for a sunny herb garden. The foliage acts as a delicate veil through which the flower heads of herbaceous plants and bulbs can be seen.
Garden care: The plant's tendency to self-seed may be a problem in hot summers. If fennel is being grown exclusively for its foliage, remove the yellow flowerheads to prevent it from self-seeding. When flowers have finished them cut back to 30cm from the ground.