Ligusticum mutellina - (L.)Crantz.
(L.)Crantz.
Mountain Lovage, Alpine lovage
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Ulrika Notdurfter
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Andreas Scharl
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Andreas Scharl
Description
Ligusticum mutellina is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
Edible Uses
Tea. Leaves. Used as a parsley substitute. The dried leaves are a tea substitute.
Medicinal Uses
Stomachic. Stomachic.
Distribution
Europe.
Where It Grows
EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, France
Cultivation
Succeeds in any well-drained soil in a sunny position.
Propagation
The seed is best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame in the autumn. Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible in a greenhouse or cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer if they have grown large enough. Otherwise, keep them in a cold frame for the first winter and plant them out in early summer. Division in spring.
