Fennel (veg) — Vegetables

Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum

Full sun, light watering — fine in mild parts of the UK.

Photograph of Fennel (veg) — Wikimedia Commons

Sow: Jun
Plant out: May
Harvest: Sep
In flower: Jul, Aug, Sep

Sun: Full sun
Water: Low
Difficulty: Easy
Hardiness: H3
Season: summer
Height: 100–150 cm
Spacing: 100 cm
Pets: Safe around pets
Bee friendly: Bee friendly

Grows well with

Lettuce — Florence fennel are named as a good neighbour for lettuce. Mixing unlike crops is held to help them along, partly because the scents put feeding pests off.

Growing notes

Grows to 1-1.5 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart. In flower Jul-Sep.