Plant type: Perennial tender herb. Light: Sun, light shade, shade. Size: Florence fennel; grows to 4 feet into a bushy beautiful beautiful green plant. Bronze fennel; grows to 4 feet into a bushy beautiful bronze plant.Zones: 4 - 9 Water: Average. Soil: Grows best in rich moist soil. Propagation: Seed. Note: Host or larval food plant for the Eastern Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes butterfly and the Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon butterfly.lant type: Perennial tender herb. Light: Sun, light shade, shade. Size: Florence fennel; grows to 4 feet into a bushy beautiful beautiful green plant. Bronze fennel; grows to 4 feet into a bushy beautiful bronze plant.
The giant clam is considered a delicacy in Japan (known as himejako), France, South East Asia and many Pacific Islands. Some Asian foods include the meat from the muscles of clams.On the black market, giant clam shells are sold as decorative accoutrements.any small clams die at this stage. The clam is considered a juvenile when it reaches a length of 20 cm. It is difficult to observe the growth rate of T. gigas in the wild, but laboratory-reared giant clams have been observed to grow 12 cm a year.
All those other names - from little neck on up - are this same species of clam and just refer to how large the clam has grown. Little Neck: The smallest size of clam, amounting to 7-10 clams per pound. Cherry Stone: A little larger, you'll get 6-10 cherry stone clams per pound. Top Neck: These are sometimes also labeled as count neck clams, and they equal roughly 4 clams per pound. Quahog: These big guys are also called chowder clams and weigh in at a mighty 2-3 clams per pound. Which type of clam to buy depends on how you want to prepare them. The clams get tougher and chewier as they get larger, making these sizes ideal for chowders, stuffing, frying, and other cooked preparations.