RHS 2002 Other common names
anet, dill-oil plant, East Indian dill, meeting-seed, Sabbath day posy, Indian dill
Synonyms
Anethum sowa hort. non Roxb. ex Flem.
Herbs - Culinary Annual Biennial
An upright annual or biennial herb 60-100cm tall, with finely dissected, aromatic blue-green leaves approximately 35cm long. Flat umbels of tiny yellow flowers are produced on upright, finely ribbed stems in mid-summer. Dill is often grown as a herb for fresh scented leaves and as a cut flower. Dill seeds are also important culinary additions. Essential oil contained in seeds has medicinal properties. Various cultivars of dill are available; cultivar 'Mammoth' can reach up to 1.5m tall and cultivar 'Mariska' is very popular with florists
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres