Levisticum officinale - Levistico, liveche, lovage, maggi herb, ligustic leaves Seeds

Description

Herbaceous perene whose leaves, seeds and roots are used to give taste to food; especially from the southern kitchen of europe.

Levisticum officinale vagally remember salson or aipo, both in appearance as in flavor.

The parts used of the plant are the seeds, leaves and roots.

The leaves are consumed raw as season and in salads in the place of the sauce or sauce taking more flavoring, or can be cooked as the aipo adding taste in soups, sauces, meats and poultry. The seeds are used as spices, in caçarolas, meats, in the preparation of breads, cakes, candies and cookies. The roots are consumed raw or cooked and when dry are used as a condiment or in the preparation of tea.

The species grow satisfactured in temperatures which may vary from 14º c and 32º c. In regions when it increases stranger, the plant loses its aerial part in the winter and rebuts in the spring.

Your grow can be performed in partial shading place or full sun, prefer only with good ummity and that promotes good drainage, need irrigation in the long lack of rain.

Fresh seeds generally germinate within 7 – 21 days.