Basics
- Ease of Growing
- Moderate
- Grown as
- Perennial
- Growing Habit
- -
- Hardiness
- Hardy
Lovage is a hardy perennial that will die back to the ground in the winter, and grow again every season. Each season it comes back stronger than the season before until it has reached full maturity anywhere between 6 and 10'.
- Crops
- Spring Transplant
- Growing Season
- Short, Long
- Cultivar Type
- -
- Growing Conditions
- Cold, Cool, Warm
Lovage likes to be planted in a sunny spot, rich in organic matter and well-drained. The soil should be moisture retentive.
- Outdoor Growing Temp
- 50°F - 80°F
- Min Outdoor Soil Temp
- 50°F
Plant outdoors when soil is at least 50˚F.
- Start Indoors
- Yes
- Start Outdoors
- No
- Light
- Part shade (Cool, Warm)
Lovage prefers full sun but will tolerate partial shade.
- Water
- Moderate
Keep soil fairly moist. A mulch will help to retain moisture.
- Feeder
- Moderate
Lovage does best in fertile soil.
- Suitability
- Tolerates light frost, Tolerates hard frost, Partial shade
- Small Gardens?
- Yes
- Containers?
- Yes
Lovage grown in containers may need to be potted up every year because it gets big.
- Attracts beneficial insects?
- Yes
- Color
- Green
- Fruit Size
- - "
- Plant Height
- 48.0 - 120.0"
- Plant Diameter
- 12.0 - 30.0"
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-8
- Disease Resistance
- Taste Profile
Similar to celery in use and flavor. However, many prefer Lovage over Celery.
- Rotation Group
- Perennial