Fennel, Florence

Scientific Name: Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum
Common Name:  Florence Fennel
Other Common Names: OtherFennel, Florence
Plant Type: Perennial
Where To Plant: Full Sun to Partly Shady
Soil Types: Average
Zones (See US Zone map): 6-11
Germination: Easy
Number of Seeds Per Pack: 100
Uses: Culinary
Notes: Grow a large bulb at base of plant. Good in cooking, salads, etc.

(Finocchio) Unlike sweet fennel, this produces a bulbous base of delicate anise flavor and crisp texture. Superb sliced raw in green salads, sauteed, or quartered in chicken casseroles. Does best in cool weather: sow direct in July to mature by fall or start early indoors and plant out in spring. Popular flavoring for fish, soups, salads and stews. Seeds are effective against flatulence and are used to treat colicky babies.

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