Fennel

Dress up your garden with a textural masterpiece: fennel. With graceful, fern-like foliage, this herb brings beauty to any setting with an airy form that's a butterfly magnet. Tuck fennel in a sunny spot in the midst of a border where its towering flowers can weave between other plants. Sow seeds where you want them to grow; established plants don't transplant well. Flowers lure a host of beneficial, beautiful bugs -- from butterflies and ladybird beetles, to bees and hoverflies.

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

Light:

Sun, Part Sun

Zones:

4-9

Plant Type:

Perennial, Herb

Plant Height:

2-4 feet tall

Plant Width:

15-18 inches wide

Bloom Time:

Flowers from late spring to early fall

Landscape Uses:

Beds & Borders

Special Features:

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