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Scientific Name:
Levisticum officinale
Pronunciation:
lev-IS-tee-kum oh-fiss-ih-NAH-lee
Common Name:
lovage, garden lovage
Family Name:
Apiaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Stems hollow, fine striations; leaves large, compound, outline triangular; umbels with 12-20 rays.

Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa, Europe (eastern 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, Herb, Medicinal plant, Urban agriculture
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to parsnip.

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

Inflorescence Type:
Umbel, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Green-yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Compound umbels

Fruit Type:
Achene, Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug

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

Course(s):
  • HORT 1155
Location(s):
  • (NRY)  NuRserY
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