SWEET FENNEL

CLASSIC FLAVOUR PARTNERS

 Chives, Society Garlic, Parsley, Tarragon, Shallots, Welsh Onions, Nasturtium leaves.

CLASSIC FOOD PARTNERS

 Salmon, White Cheese, Seafood sauces, Eggs, Cucumber, Zucchini, Cabbage, Sour Cream, Green Beans.

COOKING

 LEAVES - pleasant sweet aniseed flavour. Add leaves just prior to serving.
SEED - used in breads, cakes, scones.

PEST CONTROL

 Abundant yellow fennel flowers attract beneficial predators (ladybirds, hoverflies, lacewings) into the garden. One hoverfly will consume 1200 aphids.

CULTIVATION

 Fertilise! Hardy Perennial to 1.8 . To avoid self seeding remove seeds before maturity.

BOTANIC NAME

 Foeniculum vulgare