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Lovage
Levisticum officinale
Lovage is a tall, long-lived perennial that tastes like celery in every part - leaf and stem raw or cooked, seed for a stronger version of the same flavor, and root cooked as a vegetable once the plant is a couple of years old. One clump keeps supplying that flavor for years without replanting, doing the work of an annual crop from a permanent spot in the bed. Its flowers stand well above most beds and draw bees and hoverflies, and it is described as a good companion plant that improves the health and flavor of others nearby. It self-seeds readily and can naturalize if the seed heads are left to ripen, so cutting them back before they shed keeps a planting from spreading beyond where it is wanted.
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Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun · Partial Sun
- USDA zone
- USDA 4–8
- Soil
- Sand · Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Well-Drained · Moist
Vertical layer
Herbaceous- Soil pH
- 6.1–7.8
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Mature height
- 3–6 ft
- Mature spread
- 24–36 in
- Plant spacing
- 6–12 ft
- Root type
- Rhizome
- Spread pattern
- Seed
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