Botanical Name:
Foeniculum sp.
Common Names: Fennel
Plant type: Perennial tender herb
Host for: Host or larval food plant for the
Eastern Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes butterfly and the Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon butterfly.
Zone: 4-9
Light: Sun, light shade, shade
Size: Florence fennel; grows to 4 feet into a bushy beautiful beautiful green plant.
Bronze fennel; g
Water: Average
Soil: Grows best in rich moist soil
Propagation: seed
Bloom: yellow
Note:
Butterfly Bloom Attractant: 0
Butterfly Attractant Scale: 0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.
These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.