The answer you planted into the second of thirty plant beds in the Dijksgracht park, part of the Twijfel Zaaien/Raising Doubts project.
Latin name: Levisticum officinale
Artist family: Neutral
Levisticum officinale (the latin name), has been thought to resemble some degree our Garden Angelica, and it does very closely resemble the Spanish Angelica heterocarpa in foliage and perennial habit of growth.
It has a thick and fleshy root shaped like a carrot, of a greyish-brown color on the outside and whitish within. It has a strong aromatic smell and taste. The thick, erect hollow and channeled stems grow more than 1 meter in height.
Author: Vorzinek
Lovage is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant growing to 1.8–2.5 m tall, with a basal rosette of leaves and stems with further leaves, the flowers being produced in umbels at the top of the stems. The flowers are yellow to greenish-yellow produced ; flowering is in late spring. The fruit is a dry two-parted schizocarp 4–7 mm long, mature in autumn.
The leaves can be used in salads, or to make soup or season broths, and the roots can be eaten as a vegetable or grated for use in salads. Its flavor and smell is somewhat similar to celery. The seeds can be used as a spice, similar to fennel seeds.
Seeds generously sponsored by: De Godin
