Description
The feathery foliage of this attractive Bronze fennel makes a handsome addition to the herb garden. This versatile hardy perennial herb has a multitude of culinary uses. Add the foliage to salads or use it to garnish fish dishes. Flavour soups, cakes and bread with the aromatic, aniseed tasting fennel seeds. Even the swollen bulbs of fennel can be used as tasty vegetable. Height: 180cm (71"). Spread: 45cm (18").
Botanical name
Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
Other names
Bronze Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare 'Bronze', Foeniculum vulgare 'Nigra', Foeniculum vulgare 'Rubrum', Foeniculum vulgare 'Nigrum'
Genus
Foeniculum
Variety or Cultivar
'Purpureum' _ 'Purpureum' is a vigorous, upright, aromatic biennial or short-lived perennial with branching stems bearing finely-divided, pinnate, mid-green leaves, bronze-purple when young. Flat umbels of small, yellow flowers in summer are followed by anise-scented seeds.
Foliage
Deciduous
Fragrance
Foliage is aromatic (aniseed).
Habit
Upright
Height & Spread
180cm x 45cm
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