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Giant Hog Fennel in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Peucedanum verticillare

 

Giant Hog Fennel

P. verticillare - P. verticillare is a robust, open, biennial or short-lived perennial with a bushy clump of blue-green basal leaves, pink-flushed when emerging in spring, and flattened umbels of pale yellow flowers on stout, erect, red stems from midsummer to early autumn. Great for the back of the border. The plant will die after flowering which will take 2-5 years. This plant will self-seed freely if seedheads are allowed to form.

 
plant Features
  • Giant Hog Fennel likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Giant Hog Fennel likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Giant Hog Fennel is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Giant Hog Fennel likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Giant Hog Fennel

Latin name

Peucedanum verticillare

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Apiaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Giant Hog Fennel likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Giant Hog Fennel is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Giant Hog Fennel likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Giant Hog Fennel likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Giant Hog Fennel is 1.00meters x 2.50meters 1.00 M 2.50 M

Peucedanum verticillare

P. verticillare - P. verticillare is a robust, open, biennial or short-lived perennial with a bushy clump of blue-green basal leaves, pink-flushed when emerging in spring, and flattened umbels of pale yellow flowers on stout, erect, red stems from midsummer to early autumn. Great for the back of the border. The plant will die after flowering which will take 2-5 years. This plant will self-seed freely if seedheads are allowed to form.


Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

This is an easy to grow plant which will tolerate almost any type of soil. Best planted at the back of a border or even in a border of its own. Plant in full sun or light shade in a moist but well drained site.

 
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