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In stockFoeniculum vulgare var. azoricum
Herb Fennel Romanesco
£2.25per packet
Buy 2, get a 3rd free
A summer sowing variety with tall stems and feathery green foliage. Forming large, succulent bulbs which can be used chopped raw in salads, braised as a vegetable or added to delicious winter casseroles. It has a mild aniseed taste and a texture similar to that of celery. The leaves may also be used for flavouring, (especially fish dishes). Has high bolting resistance and best grown for late cropping. Harvest leaves in June, bulbs from September.
- Family
- FENNEL
- Packet content
- 110 seeds
- Light level
- Full Sun
- Growth habit
- Biennial
- Hardiness rating
- H4
- Pollinator-friendly
- No
- Moisture
- Free draining
- Region of origin
- Mediterranean or Canary Islands
- Colour
- Yellow
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