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Ache des montagnes - Levisticum officinalis
Lovage - Levisticum officinalis
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Levisticum officinalis, also known as Lovage, is a robust herbaceous perennial. Its leaves and seeds are often used to spice up salads or bring flavour to sauces and stews.
Lovage has large, highly aromatic celery-like foliage, stalks and roots that give off a fresh celery scent when crushed. In summer, 12 to 20 dense yellow flower umbels appear, reaching 2 m in height. The thick, cylindrical stem is hollow and fluted. The taproot is long and fleshy. Freshly chopped leaves add delicious flavour to salads.
Lovage is considered a herb rather than a vegetable. It is known for its digestive, diuretic, and cholagogic properties (helps optimise liver function). Also helps relieve migraines.
Lovage contains vitamin C and coumarin, a natural substance often used in flavouring and perfume. The leaves can be used to make tea; however, this is not recommended for pregnant women and people prone to kidney failure.
Harvesting: from January to October, when required
Storage: Lovage can be kept for a few days in the refrigerator but its best eaten fresh. The leaves can also be dried, crushed, and stored in airtight boxes for later use.
Good to know: For milder tasting stalks, cover the plant in straw or with a Kraft paper bag (without plastic film) to 2/3 of its height.
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Cette plante peut provoquer l'apparition de réactions cutanées indésirables en cas de contact suivi d'une exposition au soleil.
Ne la plantez pas là où de jeunes enfants peuvent évoluer. Evitez l'exposition au soleil après l'avoir manipulée. Evitez tout contact avec la peau: privilégiez l'emploi de gants pour la manipuler. En cas de contact, lavez-vous soigneusement les mains et rincez abondamment à l'eau la zone concernée. Lavez les vêtements entrés en contact. En cas de réaction cutanée, contactez votre médecin ou le centre antipoison le plus proche de chez vous. En cas d'atteinte étendue, appelez sans tarder le 15 ou le 112.Pensez à conserver l'étiquette de la plante, à la photographier ou à noter son nom, afin de faciliter le travail des professionnels de santé.
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Sowing:
Lightly sow the seeds in shallow furrows, about 10 cm wide and 2 cm deep. The rows must be 25 cm apart. Cover and gently water. Germination takes between 15 and 20 days.
Sow in a seed bed or cold frame from February to March, then transplant when the seedlings have 4 leaves. Alternatively, sow outdoors from April to June and transplant about 6 weeks later. It is also possible to sow the seeds in their final position from March to June, and to harvest the following year.
Lovage likes cool, loose, humus-rich soil and plenty of sun.
Transplanting:
Transplant the seedlings about 30 cm apart. Water regularly during the growing season and use mulch to protect the plants from frost in winter and drought in summer. At the beginning of winter, the plants can be cut back to about 10 cm in height.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.