Peucedanum Seeds | Hog’s Fennel
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LATIN NAME: Peucedanum
COMMON NAME: Hog’s Fennel
Plant Profile
Peucedanum, better known as Hog’s Fennel, is a herb in the carrot family. The hog’s fennel is a tall, quiet herb of old meadows, with a long record in cough remedies of old practice. Upright, aromatic, perennial plant carries finely divided, feathery leaves and wide, flat heads of small, yellow or greenish-yellow flowers through summer, standing tall at back of the border. Aromatic roots and leaves have a very long record in old practice of cool regions, and plant is a fine, quiet presence of herb garden and wild patch. During flowering it gives bees and other insects a dependable food source. For the small amount of care it requires, the return is remarkable.
Science & Biotechnology
Like other members of the carrot family, Peucedanum draws steady attention from botanists and plant breeders, who value the genus both as a subject of research and as a source of garden-worthy material. The hog’s fennel is an old subject of plant science, and aromatic roots have a long record in cough remedies of old practice. For researchers, plants like this one offer practical material for propagation studies and selection work.
Uses & Benefits
Gardeners value Hog’s Fennel for its ornamental character, and the plant also fits naturally into herb, vegetable and cutting gardens. The hog’s fennel is an old, aromatic herb with a steady record in old practice. Wide, flat heads of small, yellow flowers open through summer, drawing hoverflies and small bees, and aromatic roots and leaves have a very long record in cough remedies of old practice. Plant is a tall, quiet presence of herb garden, meadow patch and back of border, giving fine, sharp, aromatic note to old remedies. Given the right start, it carries on with minimal intervention.
Peucedanum roots, Qian Hu and Bai Zhi relatives, are classical Chinese herbs for coughs, colds and wind-damp discomfort; their coumarins are the active research focus.
Growing from Seed
Hog’s Fennel is one of those generous plants that come along well from seed. Broadcast the seed thinly over a fine, free-draining compost, sieve a little more compost on top, and water with a fine rose. When the young plants are big enough to handle, space them into pots or a nursery row and let them size up before their final move.
Our Take
Once established, Hog’s Fennel largely looks after itself. From then on, routine care is all that is required.
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