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Pickle Me Dill Anethum graveolens

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
18" 20" 46cm 51cm
Height: 12" - 18"
Spread: 14" - 20"
Height: 30cm - 46cm
Spread: 36cm - 51cm
  • 12 - 18 Inches
    12 - 16 Inches
    14 - 20 Inches
    30cm - 46cm
    30cm - 41cm
    36cm - 51cm

    Features

    The dill plant is used in Spring for its leaves and later in the fall for its seeds. Use fresh dill for pickling cucumbers or flavoring fish, eggs, potatoes, dips and spreads.

    Fragrant Flower
    Fragrant Foliage
    Fall Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Attracts: 
    Bees

    Characteristics

    Days to Fruit: 
    30
    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    12 - 18 Inches 30cm - 46cm
    Spacing: 
    12 - 16 Inches 30cm - 41cm
    Spread: 
    14 - 20 Inches 36cm - 51cm
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Spring
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edible Herb
    Uses: 
    Good for Preserving
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged. Water thoroughly when the top inch of soil feels dry, and harvest leaves early and often to encourage bushy growth and delay flowering

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