'Perfection' Bulbing Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare Origin: Mediterranean Improvement status: Cultivar Seeds per packet: ~90 Germination tested 11/2024: 88% Life cycle: Biennial or Perennial Perfection' is the quintessential "bulbing" fennel, whose stem swells up into a bulbous shape in its first year of growth. This "bulb" is the vegetable known as "fennel" (or sometimes "anise"), though the slender fronds are also edible and have a similar licorice-like flavor. Many people who dislike that flavor have come to appreciate fennel, because once it's well cooked, especially caramelized, it loses the licorice flavor and instead takes on a rich, sweet taste all its own.Fennel is also a nutritional powerhouse. A raw fennel bulb (235 grams) consists of 212 grams of water, 2.91 grams of protein, 0.47 grams of fat, and 17.2 grams of carbohydrate (including 7.28 g of dietary fiber and 9.24 g of sugars), providing a total of 72.8 Calories (kcal). The 235g bulb provides 115 mg of calcium, 1.72 mg of iron, 40 mg of magnesium, 188