| Scientific Name: | Foeniculum vulgare |
| Common Name: | fennel |
| Family Name: | Apiaceae |
| Origin: | Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Spreading, Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Fragrance, Herb, Medicinal plant, Perennial border, Summer interest, Wildlife food |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Compound, Alternate, Soft flexible, Distinctive smell, Odd-pinnate, Filiform |
| Flowers: | Umbel, Yellow, Jul-Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Achene, Schizocarp, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, blades broadly triangular in outline, most 20-40cm long x 15-30cm wide, finely dissected (4-5x pinnatisect) with lobes 1-2cm long x 0.1-0.3mm wide; umbels compound 5-9cm wide; schizocarps pf two single seeded achene-like mericarps, most 3-5 x 1.3-2mm wide, licorice taste. | |