Biennial
Smyrnium olusatrum - Black Lovage
An ornamental herb can be used as a pot herb, once used medicinally. Now used as a culinary herb, most parts of the plant are used. Sow late summer early winter in cold frame, sow early spring in situ, seed requires period of cold to germinate. A wildflower of coastal areas height 50 - 150cm.

Sowing time for wildflowers is all year round with best results sowing either March to early May, or from August to September.