Foeniculum officinale 'Purpureum'
Foeniculum officinale 'Purpureum'
Foeniculum officinale purpureum
Fennel
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michel, 16/11/2024
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Description
The Bronze Fennel is a variety of Fennel that does not form a bulb but develops beautiful bronze-coppery foliage on elegant stems. It is a perennial aromatic plant, hardy but also highly ornamental, which can be grown in both vegetable gardens and perennial beds. Sowing from March to May.
In the garden, this fennel will thrive in a sunny, well-drained, rocky or sandy soil. Its stunning bronze foliage, with coppery reflections, contrasts beautifully with its sulphur yellow umbel flowers in summer. Very airy, it is decorative from May to October, and is particularly suitable for naturalistic-style beds where it adds a lot of lightness.
The Bronze Fennel is just as edible as the classic variety and is used in cooking for its aniseed flavor to enhance salads, fish, and soups.
Harvest: Fennel leaves are harvested as needed, and the seeds are collected before they fall.
Storage: The leaves should be consumed immediately after harvest, while the seeds can be stored for several months in a dry and cool place.
Gardener's tip: The Bronze Fennel has a very beautiful flowering, but you will probably have to make a choice: cut them before the flowers appear or keep them, at the expense of the coppery colour of the foliage. Similarly, you will have to face a dilemma regarding its seed production, as the Bronze Fennel self-seeds abundantly in favourable conditions, to the point of becoming somewhat invasive. Therefore, you will need to be quick and harvest them before they fall.
Harvest
Plant habit
Foliage
Botanical data
Foeniculum
officinale
purpureum
Apiaceae
Fennel
Cultivar or hybrid
Perennial
Planting and care
Sowing:
Fennel germination occurs at a minimum temperature of 12°C (53.6°F). It usually takes between 8 and 10 days for the seeds to sprout. The sowing period extends from March to May.
Fennel is tolerant of the soil, but the richer it is, the less concentrated the plant's aroma will be. Choose a sunny location for it, sheltered from the wind.
Transplanting fennel seeds is not very successful due to their taproot, so it is best to sow them directly in the ground. Spread the seeds 25/30cm (10/12in) apart, burying them one centimetre deep. When the plants are well developed, thin them out, leaving one plant every 60cm (24in).
Cultivation:
Cultivating Bronze Fennel presents no difficulties. If you are growing it for its foliage, remember to stagger the sowings and cut the inflorescences before the plant goes to seed.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.