did you know?

In the Middle Ages this handsome plant, which can be used as a substitute for celery, was widely regularly in culinary and medicinal herb gardens. The emperor Charlemagne was known to grow it in his gardens.

general maintenance:

To maintain ornamental value throughout season, remove brown foliage and deadhead most flowers before seed ripens.

pests/diseases:

Leaf miners may occur.

controls:

For leaf miners, remove diseased leaves.

how to sow/plant:

Broadcast seed in late summer to early fall, because lovage requires cold dormancy to germinate. Or start with new plants or divisions in spring. Plant or thin to 3 feet apart.

water and fertilize:

Keep soil uniformly moist and fertilize biweekly after growth begins in spring. Amend soil with well-rotted manure or compost before planting.

features:

• Fragrant
• Heirloom
• Shade Tolerant

garden uses:

• Flowerbed borders
• Shade Woodland Garden

other uses:

• Culinary/Edible (flowers, stalks, leaves, and seeds)
• Medicinal

combine with:

other shade-tolerant herbs, such as chervil (), goldenseal ( ), lemonbalm (), pennyroyal (), sweet woodruff (), and valerian ().