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Welcome to Country Garden Seeds! Flower Seeds for your garden, for cut flowers and for wildlife. Do you dream of a beautiful garden full of scented flowers and buzzing with wildlife? Just sow a few packets of seeds for gorgeous flowers that your garden wildlife will love too. Here are some beautiful and easy plants for you to grow.
In October you can sow a batch of Hardy Annuals such as Sweet Peas which will grow to form sturdy young plants before winter sets in. Perennials and Wildflowers can also be sown now.
Anethum graveolens Mariska (Dill)
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Anethum graveolens Mariska (Dill)

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Anethum Graveolens 'Mariska' Seeds (Dill)

This is florists Dill. It has sturdy ridged stems and flowers early making quite a statement in the garden. Anethum has feathery foliage and lots of lovely lime green flower heads for cutting. The flowers are unscented but the foliage is aromatic (aniseed) and is often used to flavour fish, soups, salads and pickles.

Dill is easy and rewarding to grow so is great for beginners. It’s also good for container planting and has masses of pollen and nectar which attracts beneficial insects into the garden.

Genus

Anethum graveolens

Variety

Mariska

Plant Type

Hardy Annual

Height & Spread

60-90cm/2-3 feet tall x 30cm/1 foot wide

Sow Seeds

For best results sow Dill several times from mid-spring to autumn directly where you would like it to grow and flower.

Thin/Plant Out

Thin seedlings to 20-30cm /8-12 inches apart and grow on.

Conditions Required

Dill produces a long taproot and prefers deeper fertile soil than most other annuals. Plenty of sunshine will encourage flower production although these plants will tolerate dappled shade.

Flower Production

Each batch of plants will produce flowers for 6-8 weeks from July to October.

Picking

Pick when it’s cool either early morning or in the evening.
Dill flowers last 7 -10 days in a vase.

Planting Combinations

The acid green flower heads of Dill compliment most brightly coloured annual flowers and also contrast well with cool blues and whites.

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