Levisticum officinale
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- leh-VISS-tih-kum oh-fiss-ih-NAH-lay
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Edible: Seeds are used in bread, butter, and cake; Leaves are used in tea, soup, stew, cheese, cookies, and chicken dishes; Flowers taste like celery and can be used in salads, soup, and broth; the root is also edible.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Levisticum
- Species:
- officinale
- Family:
- Apiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Edibility:
- All parts; seeds and leaves as flavoring, root as a vegetable
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Herb
- Herbaceous Perennial
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
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Flowers:
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Edible
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Leaves:
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Edible Garden
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Diseases
- Dry Soil
- Humidity
- Storm damage
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
