dill
Anethum graveolens
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an herb for borders, containers, and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. The feathery leaves have a mild dill flavor, and bees and butterflies visit the green blooms.
Pairs well with Cilantro, Broccoli, and Alpha calendula.
Native range
Mediterranean, southern Russia, and northern and western Africa.