Plant Profile

Foeniculum vulgare (Common Fennel, Fennel)

Foeniculum vulgare is native Southern Europe, Mediterranean; it grows in alkaline and nuetral soil, in full to partially shadded areas. It doesn't need alot of water. Moreover, it has yellow flowers and feathery leaves. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Arabic Name: فولغاري
Plant type: Groundcover
Origin: Southern Europe, Mediterranean
Heat Zones: 1 to 9

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Uses: Border Plant, Container, Edible
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Fast

Tree Shape: Upright

Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

Canopy Density: Dense

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m

Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter

Time to Ultimate Height: 1 Year

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Whorled

Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

Leaf Type: Even Pinnately compound

Leaf Blade: 30 - 50

Leaf Shape: Linear

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Smooth

Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Sweet, Spicy)

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Umbel

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: Pleasant

Flower Color: Yellow

Seasons: Summer
Trunk

Trunk has Crownshaft: No
Fruit

Fruit Type: Capsule

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Fruit Color: Brown

Seasons: Summer

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Poor
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Diseases: Root rot

Edible Parts: Leaf, Seeds

Pests: Caterpillars, Aphids, Snail

Plant Propagation: Seed