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Anethum graveolens |
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| Common name |
dill |
| Family |
apiaceae |
| Life cycle |
annual |
| Flowers |
yellow (summer) |
| Size |
3' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
self-seeds in our garden
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Our need for dill as a culinary herb is limited, but we have a mighty supply every year: dill self-seeds prolifically all around our vegetable garden. We pull it where it's a nuisance, but leave it in out-of-the-way corners, to attract beneficial insects. It smells nice, too!
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Irena Montuori, Guelph, Ontario | Oct 30, 2009 | I just attended a talk about pollinators, there are less of them, because of the change in our gardenscapes, which creates a serious problem, because the grass and rocks are taking over our gardens and not to much left for bees and other pollinators, which are very important to our environment and to our health and our survival. THINK WHAT YOU PLANT! Best is to plant native species that supply enough nectar for the pollinators. ... and about Dill - the giant Swalowtail Butterly lays its eggs on dill and the catepillars feed on them, so plant more of it if you want to attract more of the flying jewels in your garden... |
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