Characteristics

USDA Hardiness zone ^Help 5-9
Life cycle Perennial
Light requirement Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement Moist
Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Leaves Deciduous
Height 1.8-2.5m
Layer Herbs
Edible True
Edible parts Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seed, Stem
Propagation method Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant, Division
When to plant (outdoors) At last frost
When to plant (indoors) 2-4 weeks before last frost
When to plant (transplant) 1 week after last frost
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovage
Growth Medium
Alternate name Garden lovage
Family Apiaceae
Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Levisticum officinale
Native to Europe, Southwestern asia
German name Maggikraut, Liebstöckel
Soil pH 5.0-7.6
When to plant (division) Spring or autumn
Medicinal True
Germination temperature 15 -20 °C
Germination time 14 - 21 days
Spacing 100cm
Root type Tap
Root depth 40-50cm
Days to maturity 85-95days
Drought resistant No

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Lovage

Levisticum officinale

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USDA Hardiness zone

5-9

Life cycle

Perennial

Light requirement

Full sun, Partial sun/shade

Water requirement

Moist

Layer

Herbs

Description

Harvest the leaves earliest after around 90 days and the roots after one year.

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