Peucedanum verticillare Giant Hog Fennel
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20 seeds per packet.
A huge umbellifer native to Europe and Asia. Produces blue-green, glossy, triangular leaves and chunky, purple stems, bearing flat heads of greenish yellow flowers in summer. A fantastic plant for pollinators. Height up to 2.4 metres. Suitable for planting at the back of a border. Although monocarpic (dies after flowering) plenty of seed is produced, which germinates with ease. Sun to part shade in a rich, well-drained soil.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS:
Sow upon receipt (best in autumn). Cover seed thinly, press in gently and keep top of compost from drying out. Keep pot outdoors or in cold frame over winter. Seeds germinate in spring.
Alternatively, if seeds can’t be sown in autumn use the following method: mix seeds with damp vermiculite and place inside a ziplock bag, keep bag somewhere warm for 3 weeks, then place in fridge (not freezer) for 8 weeks. Next spread mixture on top of a pot, thinly cover with compost or grit and keep warm at 15 to 20°C until germination, then move to somewhere cooler.
Carefully prick out seedlings when they have developed true leaves and are large enough to transplant to individual pots for growing on.