Culantro / Mexican coriander

Pflanzenfamilie

Umbellifers (Apiaceae)

Auch bekannt als

Recao, Chadon Beni, Bandhaniya, Long Coriander, Burmese Coriander, Sawtooth Coriander, Ngò Gai

Saisonübersicht

Details

Lichtbedarf

Halbschattig

Wasserbedarf

Feucht

Boden

Mittelschwer (lehmig)

Nährstoffbedarf

Mittel

Pflanzabstand

15 cm

Reihenabstand

20 cm

Saattiefe

0Keine Angabe

Anleitungen

Beschreibung

Long coriander, also called Mexican coriander, Culantro, or Recao, it belongs to the umbelliferae family. It grows as a biennial herbaceous plant and forms long lanceolate leaves that grow in a rosette and a thin taproot. In the second year, a branched inflorescence is formed. All parts of the plant, especially the leaves, emit an intense odor reminiscent of fresh coriander leaves. This plant is also known in Vietnam as ngo gai. In Puerto Rico, it is used as a key ingredient in many traditional dishes. It can be boiled into beans, soups and added to rice for aromatic and flavorful enhancements. It is not recommended to eat raw.

Anbautipps

Culantro seeds need a higher temperature of about 25-30 °C to germinate. The plants are not hardy and must be overwintered in the warm if you want them to flower the following year.