Pitcher Flower Seeds
Scots lovage
Scots lovage
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A flavourful seaside herb, with a taste similar to celery!
Native to Newfoundland.
Scots Lovage is great for cooking - Use it in salad or soups, sauces, finishing herbs, or whatever you enjoy the taste on!
Leaves are shiny and fairly large. Similar to the more common Lovage, this one has a very similar taste but with glossy leaves and a shorter height overall.
Instructions
Seeds can be started indoors in early spring or sown outside at this time.
Starting seed indoors is recommended for better control and germination of plants; soak seeds in moist paper towel until you see sprouts. Carefully move these sprouts into a pot and keep moist. Harden off after the risk of frost has passed, and plant outside.
Starting seed outside, scatter seeds and cover with soil. Keep moist and plants will sprout eventually.
Germination is sporadic, and can take up to a month in some cases. Plant several seeds!
Plant information
| Scientific name | Ligusticum scoticum |
| Other names | Scottish licorice-root |
| Life | Perennial |
| Hardiness | Hardiness zone 5 |
| Provincial distribution | Native to Newfoundland |
| Growth |
Leafy plants Approximately 1 ft high plants |
| Difficulty | Easy, with patience |
| When to start | As soon as soil is workable |
| Maturity | Harvest leaves as desired |
| Light requirement | Any lighting |
| Watering | Water regularly |
| Soil | Rocky, sandy soil |
| Feeding | Feed lightly once a year |
| Pests and disease |
This plant may be susceptible to leaf miner |
