Herb
Common Lovage
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Common lovage is the nursery-trade name for standard Levisticum plants sold for herb gardens—huge, architectural, and potent. Leaf flavour matches the species’ bouillon-celery punch. One plant supplies a household; freeze chopped leaf in oil or water. Common lovage can overwhelm mixed herb bunches—label clearly in the garden so guests do not treat it like flat parsley.
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Characteristics
Preparations
BrothFreeze ChopPotato SaladSalt
Traits
Bouillon LeafCeleryCommonHardyHuge PlantNursery StandardPerennialStrong
History
Common lovage was listed in European husbandry books.
Seed houses sold common lovage as a hardy perennial herb.
Herb revival catalogues featured common lovage for self-sufficiency gardens.
Permaculture plantings kept common lovage as a perennial stock flavour.