Florence Fennel produces a large flower umbrel with yellow flowers. It has a mild, wonderful flavor of fennel. It is known for its swollen bulb vegetable.
Sold fresh by the flower head. Either in bloom, green seed or loose dried seed.
Flowers in bloom are available in July-August, Green seed head in September
Dried seed sold by the ounce while supplies allow.
Bronze Fennel has the same type of umbral flower head as Florence Fennel, but with bronze stems and darker yellow color of the flowers. Its flavor is similar to Fennel.