Fennel Romy Seeds

A compact leafy fennel producing fine aromatic foliage with a clean aniseed flavour bringing fresh herbal notes to salads fish dishes and summer cooking.

 

Fennel Romy forms neat upright plants with feathery bright green leaves that can be harvested repeatedly through the season. The foliage is soft tender and strongly scented making it ideal for cutting as needed in the kitchen. While not bred for large bulbs Romy offers steady leafy growth and dependable performance even in smaller gardens or container plantings. Its airy habit and pollinator friendly umbels add ornamental value as well as culinary use.

 

It thrives in full sun and free draining fertile soil and grows quickly from seed. Regular picking encourages fresh new growth and prevents early flowering. This variety is well suited to herb beds vegetable plots and mixed borders where a compact fennel is preferred.

 

Seed Qty Approx 1 gram

 

Sowing and planting

Sow indoors from March to May or outdoors from April to July

Germination takes approximately seven to fourteen days at fifteen to twenty degrees Celsius

Grow in fertile free draining soil in full sun

Height fifty to seventy centimetres

Spread twenty to thirty centimetres

Harvest from June to September

 

Sowing instructions

Sow seeds thinly on the surface of moist compost and cover lightly

Grow on in bright warm conditions then harden off before planting outdoors

Space plants twenty to thirty centimetres apart for leafy growth

 

Growing and maintenance

Water regularly to maintain tender foliage

Pick leaves often to encourage fresh growth

Remove early flower stems if leafy harvest is preferred

Ideal for herb beds containers and vegetable gardens

 

Uses and benefits

Fine aromatic foliage

Compact upright habit

Excellent for fresh cutting

Pollinator friendly flowers

Perfect for herb beds and kitchen gardens