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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Herbs

Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Types

-

Number of Varieties

50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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Habitat

Roadsides, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Thorns

1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

37% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use to half the strength of the fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Cutworms, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

17% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

42% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Leaf

69% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

71% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

13% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

72% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Caterpillar

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

91% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestion problems, Gastrointestinal disorders

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as a spice

Used As Indoor Plant

48% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

FOENICULUM vulgare

Common Name

Common Fennel, Fennel

In Hindi

सौंफ़

In German

Fenchel

In French

Fenouil

In Spanish

Hinojo

In Greek

Μάραθο

In Portuguese

Funcho

In Polish

Koper włoski

In Latin

faeniculi

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Foeniculum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Apioideae

Number of Species

100
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Properties of Fennel

Want to know the properties of Fennel? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Fennel is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Fennel Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Digestion problems and Gastrointestinal disorders

  • Part of plant used: Leaves, Seeds and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Fennel Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Fennel. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Fennel physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Compound. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Yellow
  • Leaf color: Light Green

Care of Fennel

Taking Fennel Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Fennel include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Fennel

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Fennel is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Fennel is a very important plant from List of Herbs. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Roadsides and wastelands and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.