Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
(Bronze Fennel)
Family - Apiaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 1.5m
Width - 50cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Soft, feathery, tripinnate leaves have fine, linear leaflets. The foliage is bronze-red when young and turns blue-green with age. Flat, compound umbels are composed of many small, golden yellow flowers. The flowers are produced from mid to late summer and are attractive to bees and butterflies.
Flower:
Many small, golden yellow flowers are held in lacy, compound umbels. The flowers are produced in July and August and are followed by anise-scented seeds that are often used for culinary purposes.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Small flowers in compound umbels
Flowering time: July, August
Foliage:
Soft, feathery leaves are tripinnate with very fine, linear leaflets. The leaves are bronze-red when young and age to blue-green. The foliage is aromatic and often used for culinary purposes.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Tripinnate with linear leaflets
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.