Other common names
alisanders, black lovage, black pot-herb, horse parsley, stanmarch, Thanet celery
Annual Biennial
A vigorous, semi-evergreen biennial of the umbellifer family, growing to 75-120cm high with a solid stem which becomes hollow and grooved with age. The leaves are bluntly toothed, the flat segments ternately divided. The plant bears greenish-yellow flowers in umbrella-like clusters with a pungent, myrrh-like scent
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Sand, Clay, Chalk, Loam
Max Height
1-1.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres