Bronze Fennel 'Rubrum'
Foeniculum vulgare
Family: | Apiaceae (ay-pee-AY-see-ee) (Info) |
Genus: | Foeniculum (fen-IK-yoo-lum) (Info) (fen-IK-yoo-lum) (Info) |
Species: | vulgare (vul-GAIR-ee) (Info) |
Cultivar: | Rubrum |
Additional cultivar information: | (aka Smokey Bronze) |
Category:
Biennials
Herbs
Perennials
Water Requirements:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous
Shiny/Glossy
Provides Winter Interest
Foliage Color:
Orange/Apricot
Height:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Where to Grow:
Danger:
N/A
Bloom Color:
Bright Yellow
Bloom Characteristics:
Flowers are good for cutting
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Bloom Size:
Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Other details:
Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information:
Non-patented
Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Seed Collecting:
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
Regional
This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:
Huntsville, Alabama
Ohatchee, Alabama
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Capistrano Beach, California
Fallbrook, California(5 reports)
Laguna Beach, California
San Clemente, California
Washington, District of Columbia
Gainesville, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Columbus, Georgia
Lake Charles, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Roseland, Louisiana
Florence, Mississippi
Cincinnati, Ohio
Inman, South Carolina
Okatie, South Carolina
Fort Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas(2 reports)
Killeen, Texas
Lexington, Virginia
show allGardeners' Notes:
Rating | Content |
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Positive | On Jun 28, 2015, Jnette from Northeast, WA (Zone 5a) wrote: Please tell me if the Bronze Fennel is edible. Regular Fennel is the finish for spaghetti. Not spaghetti without it. |
Neutral | On Jun 7, 2013, juhur7 from Anderson, IN (Zone 6a) wrote: Self seeds here , left the seeds last year to fall where there may . They did and plants of this are everywhere. |
Positive | On Mar 3, 2013, joraines from Inman, SC wrote: I have this growing in my butterfly garden and it creates a beautiful, billowy bronze-rose 'cloud' in the garden and is consistently covered with swallowtail caterpillars through the summer. It has already started returning this year in early March and will no doubt grow even taller this year than last when it reached over five feet tall. I love it. |
Positive | On May 3, 2006, dmj1218 from west Houston, TX (Zone 9a) wrote: Bronze color to leaves add winter interest--caterpillars of various species love this plant and I grow it to provide "fodder" for the cats and to lure them away from more valuable plants in the landscape. I overwinter the plant and it will often go dormat in the height of summer but will re-emerge when temperatures cool in the fall. It is a perennial here in the south. |
Neutral | On Feb 4, 2006, Gabrielle from (Zone 5a) wrote: Also known as Smokey Bronze Fennel; my information says it is hardy to zone 11. |
Positive | On Jun 8, 2005, saya from Heerlen, Beautifull ..really striking colour..brown orange to ochre..very pretty.. I cannot stop touching this plant. Its foliage is so cool and soft lacy...aromatic too..tasty in salads. Attracts butterflies and it is one of the bests hosts for the cats of butterflies... special for Swallowtails... |