Lovage

Levisticum officinale
Apiaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

Description

Perennial reaching 6' in height; leaves ternately compound, segments coarsely toothed above the middle, flowers greenish-yellow in compound umbels subtended by narrow, deflexed bracts.

Source of plant

Audry O'Connor

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

other ethnobotanical uses, notable texture, food