Scientific Name:	Levisticum officinale
Pronunciation:	lev-IS-tee-kum uh-fiss-ih-NAY-lee
Common Name:	lovage, garden lovage
Family Name:	Apiaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Stem hollow, fine striations; Leaves large, compound, outline triangular; Umbels with 12-20 rays
Course(s):	HORT 1155

Habit: Stiffly upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Africa, Europe (E. Mediterranean) Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Container planting, Urban agriculture Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound Arrangement: Alternate, Basal Texture/ Venation: Surfaces: Glabrous Compound Leaf: Bipinnate, Tripinnate Colour in Fall: Green-yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Obovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate Margins: Dentate Additional Info: Rhombic leaflets, strongly scented of celery; hollow petiole, stem

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Umbel Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 5 Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Green-yellow Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul Additional Info: Compound umbels

Fruit Type: Schizocarp Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time:

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Hollow stems, finely striate, flushed purple-pink at base

Propagation:	Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:	Leaf miner insect

Location(s): (NRY) NuRserY Location Map

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