Bronze Fennel

Hi All
last summer i planted a bronze fennel, bought as a small herb pot about 13cm tall.
During the year it has grown into a monster about 5.5ft tall although now after all the snow and cold weather it looks to be dead, however still standing due to its stiff stalks..

Should i dig it up and get rid? or is it just dormant and ready to go again?
right now it look pretty ugly
Thanks

 

This is a definite plant once and weed out forever plant.

 

I had to dig my fennel out last year as it completely took over where to was, swamping and blocking anything else around it. This year I have a new spot for one, where it can really spread itself to it's full potential. Just need to go and buy a baby one now (I know they grow from seed, but I've not got the patience to do that - too many other things to grow from seed).

 

After posting, I went to the GC to look for one but a) they only had common fennel and b) the looked a bit pathetic still. I'll wait a while...thinking of planting it with leucanthemum nearby (enough room for the fennel to spread though!).

Thanks for thinking of me though Shiney!

 

I was skeptical of their aesthetic value in a garden but after reading a post about them last year I planted two bronze fennels amongst where my tall crimson coloured dahlias are ( I am afraid I don't know their name, not a pom pom type though)-they looked the biz Aaron. If you do go for that mix post a pic so I can have a gander please. Sounds like a nice combination.

 

No, I did not think on, they flowered into nice yellow bunches and attracted lots of bees, I did use some small pieces of leaf chopped up with fish once - in place of dill and it worked very well.
I will cut it down tomorrow and wait for it to go mad again this summer :thmb:

Thanks all

 

Will do - I think the feathery foliage and big daisy flowers will look good. There will also be last years Verbena B behind them, providing they survive winter (I can always buy more).