lovage
Levisticum officinale
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Lovage (Levisticum officinale) is an herb for food gardens, borders, and specimen plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The fragrant clumps reach up to 71 inches tall and attract butterflies. Deer tend to pass it by. Give it plenty of room at the back of a bed.
Pairs well with Tomato, Beet/chard, and Basil.
Native range
Eastern Mediterannean.