| Florence Fennel |
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Foeniculum vulgare azoricum
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Duration: Perennial |
| When to Sow: Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall |
Ease of Germination: Easy |
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(Finocchio)
Unlike sweet fennel, this produces a bulbous base of delicate anise flavour and crisp texture. Superb sliced raw in green salads, sauteed, or quartered in chicken casseroles. Does best in cool weather: sow direct in July to mature by fall or start early indoors and plant out in spring.
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