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	Fennel 'Bronze' 4" Pot remove	Pittosporum 'Stephen's Island' remove	Pittosporum 'Hole in One' PBR remove
Name	Fennel 'Bronze' 4" Pot remove	Pittosporum 'Stephen's Island' remove	Pittosporum 'Hole in One' PBR remove
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Description	Bronze Fennel Bronze Fennel is a herbaceous Perennial plant that can grow up to 1.5m tall. It's a very easy to grow plant, however young plants are frost tender. To produce richer oils and seeds, this plant should be planted in full sun, in well drained soil. It easily self seeds, so deadhead after flowering to keep under control. With its soft bronze foliage and pretty little yellow flowers, this plant is also great as a decorative addition to any garden. Bronze fennel has the same sweet liquorice flavour as the traditional green variety, so can be used in its place in any recipe. The leaves are great with fish, and can be stuffed into the cavity of a whole fish or to wrap fillets. You can also use it to make a stuffing. Another herb that goes well with fennel, is French tarragon. Tarragon having a spicy aniseed kick and fennel a sweeter flavour. You can make a very nice tea from the leaves and seed of bronze fennel. Or milk steeped with this herb can make delicious ice cream, or be used in baking cakes or bread. To harvest the seeds, leave the flower stalks on the plant until the seeds turn from green to brown then hang the seed heads in a paper bag to finish drying out. The seeds are ready when the shake away from the main head easily. The store them in an air tight container away from sunlight. 4" pot size.	Pittosporum tenuifolium  Also known as the New Zealand Pittosporum, Stephen's Island is an evergreen compact shrub with attractive dark-green foliage. It's a fantastic dense hedge and used extensively as an ornamental. Great for coastal conditions being from Stephen's Island in the middle of the Cook Strait. Mature height 3m x 2.5m wide	Pittosporum tenuifolium Hole in One is a variegated version of the very popular dwarf growing Pittosporum Golf Ball. A small rounded shrub needing very little pruning to maintain a rounded shape and small size, the variegated foliage gives the plants a silver sheen. Prefers a full sun to part shade position. Ideal for screening and hedges.
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Additional information	botanical name Foeniculum vulgare "purpureum"	Sunshine Full Sun, Part Shade Fertilise Me November, October, September Fertilizer Frequency Annually Flowering No Fragrance None Fruit / Seed No Growth Speed Fast Leaf Drop Evergreen Origin New Zealand Other Common Names Kohuhu, Tawhiwhi pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral Plant Type Shrub Soil Type Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy – Loam, Well drained Tolerances Pollution Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant Water Requirement Low Max Height 2.5m Max Width 2.5m Toxic To Non-toxic Prune Me 3-5 times a year Planting Distance 1 per metre Size Maintained at 1.5m Uses Hedging & Screening Foliage Colour Green Botanical Name Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Stephen's Island'	Botanical Name Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Hole in One' Sunshine Full Sun, Part Shade Fertilise Me November, October, September Fertilizer Frequency Annually Flowering Yes Fragrance Light Fruit / Seed No Growth Speed Fast Leaf Drop Evergreen Origin New Zealand Other Common Names Kohuhu, Tawhiwhi pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral Plant Type Shrub Soil Type Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy – Loam, Well drained Tolerances Pollution Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant Water Requirement Low Max Height 0.5m Max Width 0.5m Toxic To Non-toxic Prune Me No pruning required Planting Distance 2 – 3 per metre Size Maintained at 0.5m Uses Low Hedge, Topiary Foliage Colour Green, White, Variegated Flowering Time October, September Flower Colour Inconspicuous, Purple