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Bronze Fennel Plant

Beautiful bronze-purple foliage

Grown by Josh

South Downs National Park

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Bronze Fennel Plant Vegetables
Bronze Fennel Plant Vegetables
Bronze Fennel Plant Vegetables
Bronze Fennel Plant Vegetables

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The highlights

  • Adds height to borders, with feathery foliage and yellow flowers in summer
  • Use the leaves for garnishes and the seeds in baking
  • Suitable for patio pots
  • Attracts pollinators to your garden

Description

  • You won't find this in the shops - a beautiful bronze-purple leaf version which will add height to your borders and full on flavour to your cooking
  • Tall plants with feathery foliage and clusters of little yellow flowers in summer. Grow it in pots on the patio or balcony for its wonderfully aromatic foliage
  • Use the chopped leaves as a garnish or salad sprinkle, and the seeds in baking
  • Plant out in spring or summer and harvest in just a few weeks
  • Premium herb plants grown on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
  • Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop. Just pick what you need and more will grow!
  • Attracts pollinators to your garden, benefiting all your other plants
  • Easy to grow and care for, with no pruning needed

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Garden-ready Plant in 8.5cm Pot
Garden-ready Plants in 8.5cm Pots (Triple Pack)
Garden-ready Plants in 8.5cm Pots (Six Pack)
Garden-ready Plants in 8.5cm Pots (Nine Pack)

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

180cm
180cm
180cm
180cm

Eventual spread:

75cm
Spreads approx 75cm
75cm
Spreads approx 75cm
75cm
Spreads approx 75cm
75cm
Spreads approx 75cm

Tasting notes:

Sweet aniseed flavour
Sweet aniseed flavour
Sweet aniseed flavour
Sweet aniseed flavour

Time to first crop:

4-6 weeks
There should be significant clusters of foliage before you start harvesting. To harvest, cut the stalks off at the base of the stem.
4-6 weeks
There should be significant clusters of foliage before you start harvesting. To harvest, cut the stalks off at the base of the stem.
4-6 weeks
There should be significant clusters of foliage before you start harvesting. To harvest, cut the stalks off at the base of the stem.
4-6 weeks
There should be significant clusters of foliage before you start harvesting. To harvest, cut the stalks off at the base of the stem.

Flower colour:

Yellow
Small yellow flowers in midsummer
Yellow
Small yellow flowers in midsummer
Yellow
Small yellow flowers in midsummer
Yellow
Small yellow flowers in midsummer

Habit:

Upright, bushy
Upright plants with clumps of bushy foliage
Upright, bushy
Upright plants with clumps of bushy foliage
Upright, bushy
Upright plants with clumps of bushy foliage
Upright, bushy
Upright plants with clumps of bushy foliage

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)

Uses:

Herbal tea, salads, sauces and garnishes
Herbal tea, salads, sauces and garnishes
Herbal tea, salads, sauces and garnishes
Herbal tea, salads, sauces and garnishes

Rootstock:

Spacing:

30-40cm
Plant 30-40cm apart to allow for spreading
30-40cm
Plant 30-40cm apart to allow for spreading
30-40cm
Plant 30-40cm apart to allow for spreading
30-40cm
Plant 30-40cm apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

May be affected by aphids - these can also be picked off by hand if you see any on your plants, or sprayed off with a mixture of water, soap and vegetable oil. All young plants are at risk from slugs and snails - if you see the telltale slimy trails, surround your plant with a barrier of copper wire, fine gravel or crushed eggshells, which they cannot cross. Plants should always be spaced well apart to allow air to circulate - this prevents fungal diseases like downy mildew.

Water regularly during dry spells

Water well in dry spells - after an initial watering when planted, it shouldn't be needed in autumn and winter

Full sun to partial shade

Grows best in a position with at least 4-6 hours of direct sunlight

Any fertile, well-drained soil

Herb plants prefer well drained, loamy soils. If your soil is heavy or sandy, mix in some perlite or fine horticultural grit when planting, to improve drainage.

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South Downs National Park

Meet Josh

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Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.

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Our plants are grown 
in the UK

Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.

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Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
24 hours.

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We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team 
of experts.

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When will I get my plants?

The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.

How will my plants be packed and delivered?

We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.

Where do you deliver?

We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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