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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial

Type
Herbs

Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Types
-

Number of Varieties
50 73

Habitat
Roadsides, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9

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 100

Minimum Width
30.00 cm 100

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
No

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
No

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
No

Edible Fruit
Yes

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
Yes

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Caterpillar

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

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
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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