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Bronze Fennel Purpurium

UnionworkerukUnionworkeruk Posts: 187
in Problem solving
I have just received two 50cm high bronze fennel in  9cm pots. I ordered a single one  metre high one to go in the front garden in front of the window surrounded by grasses and  Helenium Moerheim but the 50cm high fennel will be well below the height of the other plants and not get full sun.

I was thinking of planting it in a container and keeping it in a position where it will get full sun until it is over 1 metre high and then replant in the  front.  I already have two growing in a sunny spot the back garden which are about 1.5 m but do not want to disturb them by attempting to replant one.

Is that a practical solution and what size container would I need ?   
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited July 2021
    I wouldn't worry. Just plant them. They'll grow.  :)
    I did a very similar thing a few years ago. This was taken a few days ago, and you can see the fennel to the left of the pic. It's right up against the house wall so that it gets the best chance of a drier spot, and it's in behind a mature Euphorbia.  Same helenium as you have too  :)



    I should also say- mine has turned out to be the ordinary green fennel, which is annoying. I wanted the bronze one to work with the helenium and a few other things. Sod's Law  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • UnionworkerukUnionworkeruk Posts: 187
    Your's looks OK  Do you reckon my small example will survive and grow in the middle back under the window between the Heleniums and the Sanguisorbia which is just beginning to show ?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Mine was planted as a small plant in a 3 inch pot, into that border.  :)
    I think it may have been 2 years ago, and it was about 18 inches to 2 feet last year, and up to full size this year. It's behind that Euphorbia, which is evergreen of course, and there's bulbs and all sorts in there too. 
    It's not like bearded Iris which needs sun to get directly in at the rhizome.  :)
    Probably best to wait until you can get in easily to dig a hole to avoid trampling anything, but that depends on how you feel. I probably had a bit more of a space along the foot of the wall as it was full of bits of mortar, stones and render etc from the new extension, which is what that wall is. I tend to chuck any random bits of rubbish right in at the back too, as it gets hidden!
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • UnionworkerukUnionworkeruk Posts: 187
    I do actually have a narrow space to get to the planting spot so will take your advice and plant it direct without the bother of the container.  Thanks for your advice ....once again 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    No probs. It should be absolutely fine. Just keep it well watered until established, as per the usual with any plant. 
    Don't hunt me down if it doesn't survive though.... :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Personally I would plant it, but prop the surrounding vegetation with a few canes and a bit of twine to hold them back temporarily, to create a bit of space. You could also judiciously cut the Helenium back a bit, which will prolong the flowering period.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    @Fairygirl PM for you.
  • UnionworkerukUnionworkeruk Posts: 187
    Loxley said:
    Personally I would plant it, but prop the surrounding vegetation with a few canes and a bit of twine to hold them back temporarily, to create a bit of space. You could also judiciously cut the Helenium back a bit, which will prolong the flowering period.

    Looks as though it needs cutting back quite a bit and deadheading !  Thanks
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Hi @philippasmith2 - I can't see PMs - been dodgy for months. I'll email you. Been meaning to do that for a week, but some grafting at the original, now rotting, rear fence has detoured me. Not a week for mixing concrete and putting in new fence posts, and I'm totally knackered with the heat!  :s

    Apologies for the side tracking of your thread @Unionworkeruk - good luck - it'll be grand   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    They're a nice looking plant but I found them too invasive. They got up to 8ft tall and with deep tap roots I'm still battling to remove it and all the self seeded ones getting in between everything. 
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