How to grow Liquorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Transplanting Liquorice

Liquorice grows best in deep, fertile, well-drained soils, with full sun, and is harvested in the autumn, two to three years after planting. ¹

How long does Liquorice take to grow?

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The flavour of liquorice comes mainly from a sweet-tasting compound called anethole, an aromatic, unsaturated ether compound also found in anise, fennel, and other herbs. Additional sweetness in liquorice comes from glycyrrhizic acid, an anti-viral compound sweeter than sugar.

Used medicinally to treat cold symptoms.³

Other names for Liquorice

Cultivated licorice, Spanish licorice, European licorice, Licorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra L.

Misspellings: Liquorice

Footnotes

¹ Seedaholic

² The meaning of Latin plant names

³ Health From Nature