Foeniculum vulgare ‘Zefa Fino’

‘Zefa Fino’ is a named Florence fennel also listed under the common name fennel (Florence) ‘Fino’. It is a quick-maturing vegetable that forms medium to large swollen leaf bases with a slightly flattened shape. That broad, low profile is its most useful visual distinction when choosing or identifying the cultivar at harvest.

The accepted RHS record also lists fennel ‘Zefa Fino’ as another common name. The page does not attach an Award of Garden Merit to the current profile, so this guide makes no award claim.

The current RHS cultivar record does not publish ultimate height, ultimate spread or time to maturity measurements. Growers should identify ‘Zefa Fino’ by its medium-to-large, slightly flattened bulb-like base rather than relying on an unsupported plant dimension.

The cultivar profile does not specify soil texture, moisture or pH fields. Its identity record therefore cannot support a cultivar-specific soil preference. Maintain the exact name when comparing local seed-packet instructions or the parent Florence fennel growing guide with site conditions.

The current profile supplies no position, aspect, exposure or hardiness rating. This absence should not be interpreted as frost tolerance. Treat local timing and protection as cultivation decisions derived from the parent crop guidance, not as attributes claimed for this exact RHS cultivar record.

The defining edible feature is a medium-to-large, slightly flattened Florence fennel base. The profile does not provide a cultivar-specific seasonal colour table. Illustrations and field identification should therefore emphasise the swollen low-rounded base and the characteristic finely divided fennel foliage without inventing unusual colours.

Family

Apiaceae

Native to Great Britain and Ireland

No

Name status

Accepted

Other common name

Fennel ‘Zefa Fino’