Glycyrrhiza glabra is a perennial herb cultivated for use in herbal medicine and as a flavouring. It grows to around 1.2 m and flowers from June to August. Plants perform best in full sun on a south-facing site in sandy to loamy soil that is neutral to alkaline and moist but well-drained. It is rated H5 (hardy) in the UK and is also suited to USDA zones 7–10.

Liquorice Glycyrrhiza glabra is a perennial herb for herbal medicine and flavouring, flowering June to August and preferring full sun and neutral to.

Glycyrrhiza is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family (Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.

Glycyrrhiza glabra

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