And cats LOVE it. To dry , cut often to prevent flowering. Gather on a dry day, place leaf sprays on screens in a cool place. Seal dry leaves in jars. Grows well in a sunny or slightly shaded location.
Leaves are spicer than parsley, use to flavor fowl, meats and spicy dishes.
Aromatic seeds used in potpourris and to flavor pastry, beans, stuffing, and sausage. Fennel Sweet Florence Large bulb produced at the surface of the ground. Widely used in Italy. When the plants are half grown, blanch the bulbs by piling soil around the base of the plant. Gather on a dry day when flowers are barely open.