Levisticum

(Lovage) Officinale

Tall, leafy and wonderfully fragrant: lovage fills a corner of the kitchen garden with celery-scented foliage and, in summer, airy greenish-yellow flower umbels that bees and hoverflies can't resist. Give it some room: this perennial grows to about 200 cm tall and 80-100 cm wide, so it loves the back of a border or a roomy herb bed. For a lush stand, plan on 1 per square metre. The glossy, deeply cut leaves add a rich, savoury depth to soups and stews, so one happy green friend goes a long way. Seasonal changes may affect whether it arrives with flowers.

Pick a spot in full sun or light shade, with a few good hours of sunshine a day. Give it deep, humus-rich soil that stays slightly moist, because those big leaves lose a lot of water. Water generously in dry spells and keep an eye on pots, which dry out much faster than the border. Cut the plant back hard to a few centimetres above the ground after flowering, and it will reward you with a fresh flush of tender leaves. This green friend is fully hardy: it dies back in autumn and sprouts again in spring, so simply cut the old stems down in late autumn or early spring.

Your order will be hand picked and packed in our strong and sustainable packaging as soon as possible, after which it will be delivered straight from our greenhouse to your door by your chosen carrier. You can follow the journey of your plants via the tracking link you receive in your mail. If you have any questions regarding your order and its shipment, you can get in contact with our support team.

We expect every order to arrive in tip-top shape. We take intensive care of the plants in our greenhouse and use special and as sustainable as possible protective packaging to ship our plants. We also wrote an extensive blog about how to unpack and prepare your plants for growth after shipping. However there are rare occasions where our plants don’t meet their full potential. That’s why all plants are guaranteed for 30 days after arrival, if still in its original nursery pot.