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Border · Butterfly · Edible · Pollinator
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Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare · Perennial
Fennel is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 4–6 ft × 1.5–3 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer and drought and heat.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4–6 ft × 1.5–3 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Beneficial insects
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Pests, Poor soil
- Native to
- Mediterranean
Will it survive your winters?
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