// SPECIES PROFILE · FOOD CROP · CULTIVATED

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Dill (Anethum graveolens) is a cultivated annual food crop grown for its edible leaf, seed, flower. Family: Apiaceae (carrot family). Originally from Southwest Asia. Grown as an annual in zones 2a–11a. Mature size 2'–4'. Harvest in northeastern Oklahoma: Apr–Jul.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: Apiaceae (carrot family)
Group: crop · annual
Origin: Southwest Asia · cultivated
USDA zones: Zones 2a–11a (as an annual)
Mature size: 2'–4'
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Edible parts: leaf, seed, flower
Harvest (NE OK): Apr–Jul
Garden role: black swallowtail host · beneficial-insect magnet · self-sows

Dill (Anethum graveolens) — *Anethum graveolens* — Dill. Photo by Illustration_Anethum_graveolens0.jpg: Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé derivative work: Aroche (talk) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Why it's on this list: black swallowtail host · beneficial-insect magnet · self-sows. A cultivated food crop — not a native — grown alongside regional natives in Rooted Revival's kitchen-garden and food-forest designs. Harvest windows are for northeastern Oklahoma (USDA zone 7a).

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In a kitchen garden or food-forest guild, dill pairs well with: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group)), Cucumber (Cucumis sativus), Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), Onion (Allium cepa).