Lovage
(Levisticum officinale)
Specialty culinary herb.
Young leaves taste like celery and are used in spring tonic salads and with potato and poultry dishes. Medicinal: Aromatic stimulant; warming digestive tonic. Roots have similar activity to "Dong Quai". Hardiness zones: 4-8.
Plant Cycle: (P) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 90 days to harvest when started indoors.
927(J)