Florence fennel, a wonderfully ornamental vegetable, is grown for its swollen leaf bases or bulbs and edible leaves. BothBulbs / leaves are edible.

Plant

It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. The flower size is 15 cm.

Maturity

Harvest startsfrom35 days

Environment

Florence fennel grows best duringwinter seasonand needs an open, sunny site. Prepare a seedbed in fertile, well-drained soil, adding plenty of well-rotted organic matter before planting. It thrives on warm, moist, fertile, sandy soils.