Garden Culantro
Illustration of Culantro
Herbs

Culantro

Eryngium foetidum

🌱Matures60–75 days
☀️SunPartial shade
📏Spacing6–10 in
💧WaterKeep consistently moist
🔁Life cycleBiennial (grown as annual)

About

Long sawtooth-leafed herb with a flavor like cilantro but stronger; common in Caribbean and Southeast Asian cooking.

Growing

Heat tolerant unlike cilantro. Prefers rich, moist soil and shade. Pinch flower stalks to keep leaves coming.

Harvest

Cut outer leaves at the base. Plants regenerate quickly.

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