Scientific Name:	Anethum graveolens
Pronunciation:	uh-NEE-thum gruh-VEE-uh-lenz
Common Name:	dill
Family Name:	Apiaceae
Plant Type:	Annual
Key ID Features:	Stems with vertical white parallel strips; leaves alternate, compound with leaflets highly dissected with distinctive dill odour.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Arching, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: South Asia / India Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun, Sheltered Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Herb, Summer interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound, Dissected Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Distinctive smell, Glabrous Compound Leaf: Tripinnate Colour in Summer: Bluish, Green Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Filiform, Oblong, Obovate Apices: Rounded Bases: Sheathing Margins: Pectinate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Umbel Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Schizocarp Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: Showy, seed edible

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green, White     Organ Modifications: Ribbed stems

Propagation:	Seed
Pest Susceptibility:	Drought resistant, Fungal leaf spot, Root rot

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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