Florence Fennel: Growing the Anise-Flavoured Bulb Veget in Australia

Florence Fennel: Growing the Anise-Flavoured Bulb VegetableFlorence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum) produces the crisp, anise-flavoured bulbs used in Italian cooking — sliced raw in salads, roasted, or braised with white wine as a side dish for fish.Getting StartedFlorence fennel requires cool temperatures and is prone to bolting in heat or with temperature fluctuations — it is a classic cool-season crop for autumn sowing in temperate Australian gardens. Sow in February–April, tr…