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What kind of growing environment suits licorice?

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The native range of licorice belongs to continental arid and semi-arid desert zones, characterized by drought, low rainfall, strong light and large temperature differences. Growing under these climatic conditions for a long time has given licorice its traits of cold resistance, heat tolerance, drought tolerance, fear of waterlogging and love of light, and it especially favors calcareous soil; it can grow in the arid regions of Northeast China, Northwest China and North China. The seeds exhibit hard-seediness, with a hard seed rate between 70% and 90%; alternating temperatures of -5 to 20°C give good germination, generally above 50%, and the seeds live for 1 to 2 years. Seed

The native range of licorice belongs to continental arid and semi-arid desert zones, characterized by drought, low rainfall, strong light and large temperature differences. Growing under these climatic conditions for a long time has given licorice its traits of cold resistance, heat tolerance, drought tolerance, fear of waterlogging and love of light, and it especially favors calcareous soil; it can grow in the arid regions of Northeast China, Northwest China and North China.

The seeds exhibit hard-seediness, with a hard seed rate between 70% and 90%; alternating temperatures of -5 to 20°C give good germination, generally above 50%, and the seeds live for 1 to 2 years. Direct-sown seeds can be dug up in the fourth year, rhizome-propagated plants can be dug up in 2 to 3 years, and the growing period is 4 to 5 years.

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