Eryngium Foetidum
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Eryngium Foetidum, Thorny Coriander, Shadow Beni, Mexican Coriander
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Eryngium
Tropical, Subtropical perennial. Ht and spread 20-80cm. It is a tender, tap-rooted biennial, often grown as an annual, with basal rosettes of oblong to broadly lance-shaped. The leaves are used in cooking and medicinally. It is widely used in seasoning, marinating and garnishing in the Caribbean.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H1c (5 to 10C)
• Type: Tropical/Subtropical Herbaceous Perennial
• Height: 20-80cm
• Spread: 20-80cm
Thorny Coriander is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun, Partial Shade
• Soil type: Sand, Loam, Well drained
• pH: Acid, Alkaline Neutral
• Habit: Clump
• Flowering colour: Green
• Flowering time:
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: N/A
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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