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Fennel Antares F1 - 2017 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner What is extremely fun about this winning plant is its many uses: as an edible bulb; for its ornamental fronds; as a seed producer; and as a favorite food of pollinators, namely swallowtail caterpillars.
Fennel Antares F1 - 2017 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner - What is extremely fun about this winning plant is its many uses: as an edible bulb; for its ornamental fronds; as a seed producer; and as a favorite food of pollinators, namely swallowtail caterpillars.
Fennel Antares F1 - 2017 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner - What is extremely fun about this winning plant is its many uses: as an edible bulb; for its ornamental fronds; as a seed producer; and as a favorite food of pollinators, namely swallowtail caterpillars.
Fennel Antares F1 - 2017 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner - What is extremely fun about this winning plant is its many uses: as an edible bulb; for its ornamental fronds; as a seed producer; and as a favorite food of pollinators, namely swallowtail caterpillars.
Fennel Antares F1 - 2017 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner What is extremely fun about this winning plant is its many uses: as an edible bulb; for its ornamental fronds; as a seed producer; and as a favorite food of pollinators, namely swallowtail caterpillars.Fennel Antares F1 - 2017 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner - What is extremely fun about this winning plant is its many uses: as an edible bulb; for its ornamental fronds; as a seed producer; and as a favorite food of pollinators, namely swallowtail caterpillars.Fennel Antares F1 - 2017 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner - What is extremely fun about this winning plant is its many uses: as an edible bulb; for its ornamental fronds; as a seed producer; and as a favorite food of pollinators, namely swallowtail caterpillars.Fennel Antares F1 - 2017 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner - What is extremely fun about this winning plant is its many uses: as an edible bulb; for its ornamental fronds; as a seed producer; and as a favorite food of pollinators, namely swallowtail caterpillars.

Fennel Antares F1

2017 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner

This winner is a “First in Class,” as AAS has never before trialed and declared a fennel an AAS Winner. What is extremely fun about this winning plant is its many uses: as an edible bulb; for its ornamental fronds; as a seed producer; and as a favorite food of pollinators, namely swallowtail caterpillars. The AAS Judges described Antares as a very uniform, pure white, beautiful plant with a much improved, almost sweet, licorice/anise flavor as compared to other market varieties. It was also 7-10 days slower to bolt than comparison varieties. Many AAS Judges said they plan to plant this easy-to-grow fennel in their own gardens next year!

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Categories: 2017, Container Suitable, Edibles/Vegetables, Fennel, National, Pollinator Friendly
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AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type: National
Class: Fennel
Variety Name: Antares F1
Genus: Foeniculum
Species: vulgare
Year: 2017
Common Name: Bulb Fennel
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Bejo
Close Market Comparison: Orion F1, Preludio F1

PLANT NEEDS

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Bushy
Plant Height: 24 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): White bulb
Fruit Shape: Round
Fruit Size: 4-5 inches
Fruit Flavor Description: Sweet, licorice/anise flavor
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 1

IN THE GARDEN

Container: Yes
Garden Spacing: In rows 6 inches apart and 2 feet between rows
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 68
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 58

HOW TO GROW

Direct seeding: space seeds 2″ apart in row, thin to 6″ spacing. Transplant: raise plants for 4 weeks in the greenhouse, transplant into the ground from late spring to late summer.

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  1. AAS Display Garden- River Valley Master Gardeners – 08/15/2018

    East to grow, lovely white bulbs. The fronds were favored by Swallowtail butterfly caterpillars. Zone 6a

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