Common Name
Dog-fennel
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
6.0
Width (ft)
2.0 -
3.0
Growth Rate
Fast
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7,
8,
9
Rabbit resistant
Yes
Commercially Available
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Habitat
Fields, roadsides, clearings, and other open, disturbed habitats; most abundant in severely burned areas, clear-cuts, and other habitats with heavy soil disturbance; also frequent in various moist to wet natural habitats. Common in the Virginia Coastal Plain and outer Piedmont; rare in the inner Piedmont
Wildlife value
Attracts bees and wasps. Adult males of Florida's scarlet-bodied wasp moth, (Cosmosoma myrodora) feed on the plant to obtain toxins to ward off predators. Host plant of the larvae of the moths Dichomeris aglaia and Estigmene acrea.
Gardening tips
Weedy
Poisonous to Humans:
Poison Severity:
Medium
Poison Symptoms:
Contains liver-damaging alkaloids. Do not consume the plant
Causes Contact Dermatitis:
No
Poison Part:
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Roots, Stems
Flower Color
Cream/White
Green
Flower Prominence
Reduced
Bloom Time
Late Summer
Fall
Bloom Month
September
October
November
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Average
Soil Texture
Clay
High organic matter
Loamy
Sandy
Shallow rocky
Deer Resitant
Yes
Pollinators
Bees
Butterfiles
Tolerates