Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Wild Licorice

• Average to slightly wet or slightly dry soils
• Full Sun 
• 24” tall, 12” to 18” wide 
• Early Summer Blooms
• Ontario Native, Thriving in Meadow and Dry Meadow ecosystems, Nitrogen Fixing 

New to me, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/glycyrrhiza-lepidota-wild-licorice-prairie-moon-nursery.html 

This member of the legume family is named for the licorice scent of their roots. They become covered with creamy white blossoms in early summer that are followed by visually striking seed pods that dry to rusty brown and remain on the plants int the winter.

Recommended in Lorraine Johnson’s blog post Ghost Plants, about hard to source species deserving of wider planting in Ontario gardens

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photos by Jim Pisarowicz Matt Lavin Stan Shebs and Matt Lavin via Wikimedia Commons