Foeniculum vulgare 'Smokey Bronze' ~ Smokey Bronze Fennel attractive-bark Deadheading spent blooms can help

Deadheading spent blooms can help maintain a tidy appearance and extend flowering

The narrow shiny dark green leaves have small teeth turn an attractive reddish-purple in fall

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Overwatering can lead to root rot

Foeniculum vulgare 'Smokey Bronze' ~ Smokey Bronze Fennel attractive-bark Deadheading spent blooms can helpSmokey Bronze Fennel is a fragrant, upright, culinary perennial grown for its anise scented and flavored feathery purple tinted foliage and seeds that follow the mid summer bloom. Grows best in full sun and rich, moisr well drained soils. Type: Perennial Origins: SE Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia Height: 4 6 Spread: 1. 5 2. 5 Spacing: 2 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 9 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: Yellow Season of Interest: Spring, Summer