#foeniculum

[francescointoppa]

Finocchio (Anethum foeniculum L. (= Foeniculum vulgare Mill), Apiaceae)

[botaniqueer]

Visited my P-patch and decided to do an impromptu harvest! There is a big lilac (Syringa vulgaris) in the area so I took some flowers to try and turn into a syrup. Aside from the lilac I also harvested a bunch of weeds from the giving gardens to eat! I figured I could make stir fry using the fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), red deadnettle (Lamium purpureum), and mint (Mentha spp.) growing everywhere. I’m thinking I could improvise something Mediterranean or Greek-adjacent.

Also, a bonus leafhopper on the mint!

[faguscarolinensis]

Apis mellifera on Foeniculum vulgare / Western Honeybee on Common Fennel at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 30 May 2022

A container of shortlived plants including the pink flowered Hesperis matronalis (sweet rocket), blue flowered Borago officinalis (borage, starflower) and the fine foliage of Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' (bronze fennel). These plants will self-seed after flowering. The smaller plants are Fragaria vesca (alpine strawberry) and Bells perennis (common daisy).

Jill Raggett

[crudlynaturephotos]

[morphons]

Bronze fennel (Foeniculum vulgare ‘Purpureum’). January 2021. 

[faguscarolinensis]

Foeniculum vulgare / Fennel at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 2 September 2019

A great crop of Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum (Florence fennel, bulbing fennel) in the productive garden of Attadale Gardens, Wester Ross, Scotland. This vegetable, is grown for its swollen leaf bases and edible leaves, it is eaten raw or cooked.

Jill Raggett