SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anethum graveolens

COMMON NAME: Dill

FAMILY: Apiaceae

TYPE: biennial

LEAVES: dissected and thread-like, blue-green; aromatic and edible (distinguish from fennel by the absence of a licorice smell in foliage)

FLOWER: yellow, rounded clusters; on umbels

SEASON OF BLOOM: spring and summer

GROWTH HABIT: 3', erect

SOIL: fertile, well drained

SUN: full with some afternoon shade beneficial

UTILIZATION: herb garden, seeds that develop in summer used in cooking, grows best in cool season--plant in fall

DISEASES: none serious

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS: none serious

PROPAGATION: self-seeding

MAINTENANCE: low