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Apiaceae
Bronze Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
Strength and vision.
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Foeniculum
- Native to
- Mediterranean Region
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 4-6 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, average
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Ancient Roman gladiators mixed fennel with their food believing it gave them strength, and victors wore fennel wreaths.
- Bronze fennel is the primary host plant for the Eastern swallowtail butterfly; caterpillars feed voraciously on its foliage.
- The smoky bronze-purple foliage is a genetic mutation of wild green fennel, first selected and propagated by gardeners.
- Medieval Europeans hung fennel over doorways on Midsummer's Eve to ward off evil spirits and witchcraft.
- The entire plant is edible — from the anise-flavored leaves and pollen to the seeds used in sausage and bread.
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