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Culinary
Aroma
Pollinator
Indoor
RareLevisticum officinalis
Light: Lovage loves full sun. Be sure to provide it with a minimum of 6 hours of direct sunlight per day.
Temperature: Hardiness Zones 4-8
Watering: Water when dry to the touch, avoiding over-watering.
Soil: Lovage will flourish in regular soil and doesn't need much fertilizer.
Comments: This plant is a vigorous grower that prefers a sunny location and moist soil. It grows easily as a hardy perennial and will last for years if kept under the correct conditions.
Lovage grew abundantly in the Liguria region of Italy and became an essential ingredient in Italian cooking. An aromatic herb, Lovage has a celery-like odor and a carrot-like root structure.
Most parts of this culinary herb can be used. The leaves have an excellent, warm flavor like a cross between celery and anise, and are delicious with most savory dishes (soups and stews) as well as poultry. The stems are harvested while still young to be used for flavoring primarily in confections. The Lovage stems can be cut in the spring - blanch and eaten as a vegetable. Even the seeds can be harvested and used when ground, as a substitute for salt.
Once in bloom, Lovage also attracts many beneficial pollinators to your garden with its fragrant blooms!
