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Official Licorice Seeds (Organic)

Lavender Spikes on Anise Flavored Root

$5.20
USDA Organic

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Description

Official Licorice is presented as a specific seed variety for gardeners comparing choices by growth habit, seasonal timing, mature size, and intended use. The description below separates identifying traits from sowing and growing information, keeps numerical ranges visible when they are present in the product record, and avoids turning general crop guidance into a fixed promise. Use these details with the packet and local conditions when planning the planting, then record actual emergence, harvest, or bloom timing for future sowings successfully.

Variety Details

  • Botanical name: Glycyrrhiza glabra
  • Plant type: Tender Perennial
  • Growth habit: Herbaceous
  • Crop category: Vegetable
  • Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
  • Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

  • Light: Full Sun
  • Planting season: Spring
  • Starting location: Direct Sow or Start Indoors & Transplant
  • Recorded soil pH: 6.6 - 7.0 or 7.1 - 7.5 or 7.6 - 8.0

Use the product-specific sowing figures for Official Licorice as the starting point, then adjust timing to local soil temperature and frost conditions. Prepare the bed before planting, preserve the recorded spacing, and evaluate moisture at root depth instead of following a universal calendar. Watch development as the stated maturity window approaches and harvest at the size, texture, or color preferred for the crop. Label the row with the sowing date so actual performance can inform future plantings.

Before sowing Official Licorice, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

Use a dated label for Official Licorice and compare actual emergence, growth, and harvest or bloom timing with the ranges in the current record. Local soil, temperature, light, moisture, and planting date can shift results. Keep observations with the remaining packet so the next sowing can be adjusted without replacing product-specific measurements with a universal calendar.

Review Official Licorice at several stages rather than judging the planting from the first seedlings or earliest harvest. Note spacing, seasonal temperature, and the size or maturity stage you prefer. These observations help distinguish normal site-to-site variation from the stable identifying traits described for the variety and make future planting dates easier to plan.

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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Shipping Information

Ships from Northern CA.

Shipping Weight: 0.01 lb

Dimensions: 5.0"L x 2.625"W x 0.1"H

Features

  • Attracts Bees/Butterflies
  • Does Not Require Support
  • Good for Drying
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Open-Pollinated
  • Somewhat Drought Tolerant
  • Suited to Warmer Climates

Characteristics

Organic Status: Certified Organic Product
USDA Growing Zone: 4 - 10
Approximate Harvest Time : Early Fall
Approximate Harvest Time : Late Fall
Growth Habit : Herbaceous
Life Cycle : Tender Perennial
Plant Usage : Attracts Bees/Butterflies
Plant Usage : Culinary Herb
Plant Usage : Medicinal Plant
Planting Time : Spring
Seed Unit Sizes : Seed Pack
Soil pH : 6.6 - 7.0
Soil pH : 7.1 - 7.5
Soil pH : 7.6 - 8.0
Starting Location : Direct Sow
Starting Location : Start Indoors & Transplant
Sun Requirements : Full Sun
Useful Plant Part : Root
Organic Certifier: USDA

Planting & Care

Soil & Water: Thrives in very well drained alkaline soil in the full sun. Regular garden soil may be amended with ground limestone and sand.

Planting & Growing: In the spring, scarify seed by rubbing firmly on medium grid sandpaper and plant in pots or directly in the garden. Germination takes 1-2 weeks. Than or transplant to 1-2 feet spacing.

Harvesting & Storage:Harvest roots in fall of second year and thereafter. Thinly slice and dry for storage.

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