You will receive a seed packet containing 0.5 grams or a minimum of 50 fresh ORGANIC Bronze Fennel seeds. Foeniculum vulgare commonly known as Bronze Fennel, Sweet Fennel, Common Fennel, and Sabbath Day Posy is a member of the Apiaceae family native to the Mediterranean. Brought to North America by Spanish explorers in the 1600s, Fennel can be found growing wild in many parts of California. The Romans as well as practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine used Fennel to treat a range of conditions and it is still used in medicine today. The entire plant is edible, from its feathery leaves and flowers to its stalks and even its seeds. Bronze Fennel is used in culinary dishes around the world and is delicious on fish, beef, sausage, salads, and sauces, and used as a garnish. People are not the only ones to love its anise-like flavor, Eastern Black Swallowtail and Anise Swallowtail butterflies use Bronze fennel as host plant to lay their eggs! Other local pollinators will enjoy the clusters of yellow flowers that can reach heights of 6ft! Bronze Fennel has such a unique beauty and rich history we know you will want to grow it for years to come.
