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Ewiges Gemüse® 'Süßholz'-Jungpflanzen

Glycyrrhiza glabra Ewiges Gemüse® ‘Süßholz’ – a liquorice dream

(€75,60 per plate) €1,05 per plant
( per plate) €0,00 per plant
(€75,60 per plate) €1,05 per plant
excl. VAT plus shipping
Plate equals 72 plants
Plant size: root ball ⌀ = 4 cm; height 5.5 cm
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Plates Price* per plant*
1-3 plates €75,60 EUR €1,05 EUR
4-43 plates €71,82 EUR €1,00 EUR
From 44 plates €68,04 EUR €0,95 EUR
(* excl. tax plus shipping)

Advantages Süßholz

  • A traditional plant from Bamberg
  • A beautiful and distinctive ornamental perennial
  • versatile uses
  • sweet-tasting roots

Fact sheet

Growth: Shrub-like growth habit, reaches a height of around 100 cm, beautiful violet-white flowers, dies back completely over winter

Ripeness/Harvest: You should wait to harvest until the plant has died back above ground

Fruits: The roots of the liquorice plant are harvested during the winter months

Taste: the roots are edible; they have an intensely sweet flavour with subtle hints of liquorice

Variety description

Hardly any other plant has such a long tradition in Bamberg as true liquorice, also known as the liquorice plant. For over three hundred years, Bamberg was one of the major European centres for liquorice cultivation. It was only with the advent of the sugar beet that its economic importance declined. This already gives an indication of what liquorice was used for – and is still used for today. An intensely sweet-tasting juice is extracted from the roots, which can be used to sweeten a wide variety of foods and drinks. In earlier times, dried roots were also chewed whole, as a sort of precursor to chewing gum. When the juice is boiled down, it thickens and becomes viscous – this forms the basis for liquorice production. But liquorice has also been known as a medicinal plant since ancient times. This led to its selection as the Medicinal Plant of the Year 2012. 

And if you leave the plant to grow undisturbed rather than harvesting it, liquorice is also a welcome addition to any garden. Whether in a perennial bed, a vegetable patch, a medicinal herb garden or a cottage garden. Liquorice plants flower late in the year – the first blooms do not appear until August. At a time when not much else is in bloom in the garden, the striking violet-white flowers attract countless insects.

Technical data

SKU 05379
Brand Ewiges Gemüse®
Type Süßholz
Lubera type
License type
Advantages alte Bamberger Traditionspflanze, schöne & aparte Zierstaude, vielfältige Nutzung, süß-schmeckende Wurzeln
Growth Shrub-like growth habit, reaches a height of around 100 cm, beautiful violet-white flowers, dies back completely over winter
Annual growth Perennial
Height 50cm
Blossoming time Aug, Sep, Okt
Blossom color violett-weiß
Leaf color green
Leaves Sommergrün
Striking autumn color no
Ripeness/Harvest You should wait to harvest until the plant has died back above ground
Harvest time ab November
Fruits The roots of the liquorice plant are harvested during the winter months
Taste the roots are edible; they have an intensely sweet flavour with subtle hints of liquorice
Sturdiness ***
Winter hardiness gut
Weight 0.0 kg

The matching label

Picture labels - Glycyrrhiza glabra 'Liquorice'
Picture labels - Glycyrrhiza glabra 'Liquorice'