General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 3 - 6 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Days to germinate: varies
Depth to plant seed: at least 1/4 inch
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: sow after last frost danger has passed
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Bronze Fennel

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas -- Bad Internet right now; If in wrong place, feel free to comment. Photos might jump sometimes
Location: IL
Date: 2010-08-29
Location: Twisp
Date: August
Just beginning to go to seed
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2020-09-19
Black Swallowtail caterpillars eating the plant and immature seed
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: IL
Date: 2016-08-07
#Pollination Grass-carrying Wasps (Isodontia) » apicalis or mexi
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-06-15
Bronze Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum') entire plant
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-06-15
Bronze Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum') leaves, detail on
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-08-08
Location: IL
Date: 2016-08-07
#Pollination Carrot Wasps (Gasteruptiidae)
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2015-08-10
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2021-05-07

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-10
Uploaded by rakami
Uploaded by rakami
Uploaded by rakami

Date: 2013-03-18

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-06-30
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Comments:
  • Posted by lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on May 8, 2015 8:05 PM concerning plant:
    Very easy from seed and I love that anise scent when I weed around these!

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