Fennel, larval food plant for Eastern Black and Anise Swallowtail caterpillars.. Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes egg and empty eggshell on a fennel plant.






Botanical Name: Foeniculum sp.

Common Names: Fennel; Florence - Fennel; Bronze

Plant type: Perennial tender herb

Light: Sun, light shade, shade

Size: Florence fennel; grows to 4 feet into a bushy beautiful beautiful green plant.
Bronze fennel; grows to 4 feet into a bushy beautiful bronze plant.

Zones: 4 - 9 Water: Average

Soil: Grows best in rich moist soil

Propagation: Seed

Note: Host or larval food plant for the Eastern Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes butterfly and the Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon butterfly.