Description
Bouquet Dill is a versatile, aromatic herb known for its early and abundant seed production, making it an excellent choice for pickling. This frost-tolerant annual features lacy, dark green foliage that enhances the flavor of dishes like potatoes, tomatoes, salmon, spinach, cucumbers, and lamb chops. In addition to its culinary uses, Bouquet Dill is a beautiful plant for attracting pollinators, especially swallowtail butterflies, which rely on it as a host plant for their caterpillars. With its abundant 6″ flower heads of tiny yellow flowers, this dill variety is a great addition to any garden, particularly for containers and areas where pollinators are needed.
This packet sows up to 173 feet. 1,560 seeds.
Variety Info:
Botanical Name: Anethum graveolens
Family: Apiaceae
Native: Probably South Asia
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
Plant Dimensions: 30″–36″ tall
Variety Information: 'Bouquet' has 6″ flower heads with several umbels of tiny yellow flowers; dark green lacy foliage.
Exposure: Full sun.
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant, Good for Containers
Sowing Info:
When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F. Successive Sowings: Every 2 to 3 weeks to ensure a continual fresh supply of foliage and seeds.
When to Start Inside: 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date. Sow in biodegradable pots that can be planted directly in the ground.
Days to Emerge: 20–25 days
Seed Depth: Press into surface
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 4″
Row Spacing: 12″
Thinning: When 3″ tall, thin to 1 every 4″
Growing Info:
Harvesting: Fresh foliage can be harvested any time until plant flowers. Cut leaves as close to stem as possible. Seeds should be harvested 2 to 3 weeks after flowering begins, after the flower heads have turned brown. Cut flower heads with stem and place in paper bag before seed becomes too mature and falls to the ground. Heads should be placed in bottom of bag and the top of the bag should be tied shut around the stems. Seeds will fall to the bottom of the bag. Store seeds in airtight glass jar.
