Dill

For versatility in the garden, it's hard to beat beautiful, easy-grows-it dill. This herb fills a planting area with a fountain of graceful, delicate foliage. Flat flower heads beckon butterflies, bees, and other good bugs. Snip tasty foliage to flavor home-cooked fare, from potatoes, to soups, to egg dishes. Save seeds for seasoning bread, stews, root vegetable dishes, and pickles. Dill thrives in dry, sunny spots, and plants self-seed to keep the crop coming year after year. To ensure a steady supply of foliage for snipping, sow seeds every four weeks during the growing season.

Green lacewings, an aphid predator, frequent dill plantings, making dill a great companion for roses and other aphid favorites. Black swallowtail butterflies lay eggs on dill. Look for black, green, and yellow striped caterpillars munching their way along stems.

Light:

Sun

Plant Type:

Annual, Herb

Plant Height:

1-3 feet tall

Plant Width:

1/2-2 feet wide

Flower Color:

Chartreuse flowers

Bloom Time:

Flowers in midsummer

Landscape Uses:

Containers, Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers, Fragrant, Dried Flowers, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow