Herb
Elephant
B tier
Elephant dill is a large-framed type grown for big leafy plants and substantial umbels—volume oriented for both weed and pickling. Stems are thick; plants need room. Harvest armfuls for market or big-batch tzatziki. Seed is plentiful for rye breads and vinegar. Not a patio dwarf; think allotment rows. Flavour is standard strong dill when well watered.
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Preparations
Bulk LeafPickleSeedTzatziki BatchVinegar
Traits
Allotment ScaleAniseAromaticBig UmbelDual UseHigh BiomassLargeLarge FrameProductiveStrong
History
Elephant-named dills emphasised large plant size in garden catalogues.
Market gardeners trialled Elephant for high biomass dill.
Picklers used Elephant umbels when mammoth stocks were scarce.
Allotment growers still plant Elephant for quantity.