| Scientific Name: | Levisticum officinale |
| Common Name: | lovage, garden lovage |
| Family Name: | Apiaceae |
| Origin: | Africa - northern, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Container planting, Herb, Medicinal plant, Urban agriculture |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Compound, Alternate, Basal, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Trifoliate (ternate), Obovate, Rhomboidal, Dentate |
| Flowers: | Umbel, Green-yellow, Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Achene, Schizocarp, Brown, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems hollow, fine striations, flushed purple-pink at base; leaves large, 2-3x pinnately compound, upper leaves trifoliate (celery-like in looks and flavour), leaflet or pinna card-diamond shaped in outline, 7-10cm long x 3-5cm wide, each with 2 or 3 toothed lobes; flowers 2-3mm wide, yellowish on compound umbels 3-12cm wide, with 12-20 rays. | |