Ferula Communis

Ferula Communis Care

Ferula Communis

What is the plant

Ferula communis, the giant fennel, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. It is somewhat related to common fennel, which belongs to another genus, Foeniculum, also in the family Apiaceae.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

7 - 10

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water regularly in the first weeks. Try to avoid watering on sunny afternoons to minimize the amount of moisture lost to evaporation. If your plant is in a pot, check the top soil in the pot either by looking at it or touching it with your finger. In any case, if it hasn’t rained in a month, water !
Pruning
To enhance foliage, remove flowering stems as soon as they appear or after blooming if seed is not required
Fertilizer
Very little if any fertilizer is needed.

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Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil.
Temperature
This species is hardy to about -10°c, possibly lower if the rootstock is mulched in the winter
Additional
However, culinary uses of this species are not always safe and poisoning may occur. In Sardinia two different chemotypes of Ferula communis have been identified: poisonous (especially to animals like sheep, goats, cattle, and horses) and non-poisonous.