am going to agree with Bijdezee-- super invasive if you let it flower, I planted one about 5 years back and still getting lots of seedlings every year. I would be concerned about roots going down by foundation of house- I had a seedling get established in a french drain next to the house and every year I try to kill it-- year 3 and still keeps coming back.... I hate to think what those roots are doing ....so would suggest you go back to the container idea, and don't let it go to seed!
I used to grow it in a previous garden. Never self seeded anywhere. Mind you - lots of things don't here. Seed often rots in autumn/winter before it gets a chance.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
that's fascinating Fairygirl- am in East Anglia and I would guess I had to dig out two dozen seedlings this year that had very quickly established long tap roots!
To be honest, I don't think a Fennel will prove to be a problem with regard to foundations - yes they have tap roots but they aren't "hard" enough to cause an issue. I doubt whether they would cause an issue with respect to drains either, Even a mature plant can be removed - might take a bit of digging around but it is nothing like a damaging root system such as an established shrub, willow or WHY.
It self-seeds happily here (along with lots of other things - I've got nettle-leaved bellflower appeared out of nowhere this year). Climate and soil-wise we've probably got more in common with East Anglia than West Scotland.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Yes - different climates in different areas @earlydaze, although right now, we're sweltering and wondering what the hell is going on, because we've had no rain for ten days. Unheard of. I'm no longer 27, and I've lived in the west of Scotland my entire life. Never been this dry for so long, and it's slightly worrying. We're not designed for sun day after day This watering plants malarkey is a right bummer. We barely have to water stuff in pots let alone anywhere else in summer! I'm always surprised that you have such dry conditions @JennyJ, but your sandy soil is a big part of the reason I expect. I'm sure you get plenty of rain too
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Not so much really @Fairygirl - the weather systems often come from the west and drop most of the rain on the Pennines. My parents in Sheffield get a lot more than we do. And if it comes off the North Sea it often peters out before it gets this far inland.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Yes @JennyJ - most of the wet weather is certainly from the west, which is why we get so much here. East is always drier by comparison. I suppose I still think that you'd get a fair amount of rain because of Doncaster being north east, and cooler etc. I've only been in your neck of the woods once, a very long time ago and it was snowing. The racecourse in April My sister is about 40 miles east of me, just west of Edinburgh, and she's often surprised when she phones me and it's raining here, when it's dry with her. As a hillwalker, the old adage of, if in doubt, head east, is usually sound, as it's nearly always the drier option.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I suppose it's a matter of perspective, but to me the north-east of England is Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesborough etc - much further north than us!!. The only proper walking I do these days is when I visit my sister in Snowdonia (it's been a while now - there'll be blisters next time). It rains a lot there......west + mountains = rain . Funnily enough if it's wet on the hills there it's often drier on Anglesey or the Llyn peninsula, to the west but lower altitude.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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Mind you - lots of things don't here. Seed often rots in autumn/winter before it gets a chance.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I doubt whether they would cause an issue with respect to drains either, Even a mature plant can be removed - might take a bit of digging around but it is nothing like a damaging root system such as an established shrub, willow or WHY.
This watering plants malarkey is a right bummer. We barely have to water stuff in pots let alone anywhere else in summer!
I'm always surprised that you have such dry conditions @JennyJ, but your sandy soil is a big part of the reason I expect. I'm sure you get plenty of rain too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My sister is about 40 miles east of me, just west of Edinburgh, and she's often surprised when she phones me and it's raining here, when it's dry with her. As a hillwalker, the old adage of, if in doubt, head east, is usually sound, as it's nearly always the drier option.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...