Eryngium foetidum
Culantro
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Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) - Description
Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae. Common names include culantro, Mexican coriander and long coriander. It is native to Mexico and South America, but is cultivated worldwide. In the United States, where it is not well known outside Latino communities, the name culantro sometimes causes confusion with Coriandrum sativum (also in Apiaceae), the leaves of which are known as cilantro, and which culantro is said to taste like.
Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) - Blooming
Sea hollies look different according to where they are found. Species from wet, marshy areas have greenish white flowers with small bracts. Others usually form basal rosettes, with spiny leaves, and cylindrical umbels of stalkless flowers.
Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) - Growth
Annuals, biennials, and evergreen and deciduous perennials, found both in dry and moist areas. Sea hollies grow best in full sun.
Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) - Planting
When ripe, sow seeds in containers in a cold frame. Cold frames are protective structures, located outside for propagating and growing plants. Conduct division in spring. Division entails propagating a plant by splitting it into 2 or more parts. Each part has its own root system and more than one shoot or dormant bud. The plants usually take some time to re-establish. Can also propagate perennials from root cuttings in late winter.
Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) - Pest
Eryngium is vulnerable to slugs, snails, root rot, and powdery midlew.
Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) - Interesting facts
There are around 230 species of Eryngium, native to dry, rocky sites and coastal areas in Europe, northern Africa, Turkey, central Asia, China, and Korea. They are also found in wet marshy grasslands in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.
Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) - Soil and irrigation
Different species of Eryngium have varying cultivation requirements. Some need dry, poor to moderately fertile, well-drained soil, while others do best in moist, fertile, soil with good drainage. Protect the former from excess winter moisture.
