Levisticum officinale - lovage - pot 9x9 cm
Dutch name: Lovage, maggi plant, French celery, Bastard celery, Liverstick, Manpower
€1.23 per unit (incl. vat)
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Product information "Levisticum officinale - lovage - pot 9x9 cm"
- Size of pot: 9x9 cm
- Eatable herb
- Flowering color: greenish yellow
- Winter hardy
- Aromatic
- Insect attractant
Indispensable in the herb garden: lovage! This herb tastes like celery, but just a little more spicy & tangy. Especially the leaves are used in soups, salads, mashed potatoes and butter, but you can actually eat almost the entire plant. The taste is reminiscent of the famous Maggi cubes, hence the nickname Maggi plant.
Plant characteristics:
- Edible: yes
- Aromatic: yes
- Hardy: yes
- Evergreen: no
- Leaf color: light green to medium green
- Leaf shape: fern-like, pinnate leaves
- Flowering time: June-August
- Flower color: green-yellow umbels
- Height: 1-2 m (mature plants after 2-5 years)
- Diseases: good disease resistance
- Family: Apiaceae
- Dutch name: lovage, maggi plant, French celery, Bastard celery, Liverstick, Manpower
Soil & location:
- Position: full sun, semi-shade with a southern or western orientation
- Soil: all types of soil
- Application: herb garden, vegetable garden, border
Maintenance:
- Pruning: cut back annually in fall
Planting density:
- Number per m²: 3 to 4 pieces
Product specifications
| Application / use plant: | Unknown - n/a |
|---|---|
| Average number per m²: | 7 |
| Bloom Month: | July, August |
| Bloom color: | Yellow, Green |
| Branches / bark: | Unknown - n/a |
| Dutch plant name: | Lavas, Maggikruid, Maggiplant |
| English plant name: | Lovage |
| Flower color - details: | Yellow, green |
| Frost hardiness - details: | Excellent (-34 till -29°c), usda zone 4 |
| Frost resistance: | Extrême winter hardiness |
| Fruit: | Unknown - n/a |
| Full grown plant height: | 175 cm |
| German plant name: | Liebstöckel, Maggikraut |
| Growth habit : | Unknown - n/a |
| Humidity/Soil: | Moist soil |
| Humidity/Soil - details: | Normal |
| Latin plant family: | Apiaceae |
| Leaf / Foliage: | Green |
| Leaf / foliage - details: | Deciduous, green |
| Location: | Halfshadow, Full sun |
| Location - details: | Half shade, sun |
| Minimum growing height (in cm): | 150 |
| Plant characteristic: | Nvt |
| Plant family: | Apiaceae family |
| Planting distance: | 5-8 pieces per m² (35-45 cm apart) |
| Pruning period: | March |
| Synonym / Trade name: | Ligusticum levisticum |
| Winter foliage: | Losing leaf |
| maximal growth height (in cm): | 175 |
| type of crop: | Perennial plant |
| type of soil: | Clay soil (calcareous), Normal soil, Peaty soil (acidic) |
| type of soil / ground - details: | Any type of soil |
| Package dimensions: | 10L x 11W x 24.25H cm |
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