Oak Summit Nursery
Wild Licorice Seeds
Wild Licorice Seeds
Pack contains: 40+ seeds
Wild Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) is a native perennial with woody edible roots that have a licorice flavour. This seed was collected from plants growing in the forest around Oak Summit Nursery.
The plants fix nitrogen and produce brown pods covered with long hooked prickles.
Soak the seed in water for 24 hours before sowing.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 3
Seed Source: Manitoba
Mature Size: a few feet tall
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Growing details
- Native range
- Native to North America, including Manitoba
- Growing site
- Open sites; moist to semiwet, well-drained loam, sandy loam, clay loam or gravelly soil
- Spread
- Deep branched rhizomes and shoots from roots form persistent colonies that can extend several feet
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada