Foeniculum vulgare is the classic, towering green fennel. It is a massive, highly aromatic herbaceous giant that shoots up to two metres tall, producing heavily textured, bright green, feathery fronds that smell strongly of aniseed, topped with massive, flat yellow umbels that act as premium landing pads for thousands of beneficial hoverflies. Dig a deep hole in a sun-drenched border with loose, sandy loam to accommodate its massive, immovable taproot. Once established, it is entirely drought-tolerant and despises sitting in wet mud; you must cut the yellow flowers off the moment they fade, or it will aggressively seed thousands of offspring into your lawn. Please Note: When purchasing plants, please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. The plant will be supplied in a growers pot. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves.
