I know that the picture doesn't look like much but, I found this plant at a little landscaper supply store. It is called Culantro and it tastes just like Cilantro. I am really excited about it. Here in Houston we can't grow cilantro all year long. I was told that culantro can be grown all year long. We planted one of these at a clients house and it looks really good. This one was in the sun too much and it did dry out for one day so that is why the leaves are a bit yellow. I took this picture a couple of days ago and now it looks even better with new leaves coming up. I did move it out of the sun and have been keeping it watered. The growers for this particular plant is Bonnie. This link takes you to the culantro page...http://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-culantro/. Culantro does bolt like cilantro when it gets hot and too sunny for the plant. I am noticing that where I live it is doing great with just about 3-4 hours of sun a day.
I have read that it does not have a good shelf life so you only need to pick what you want to cook with that particular day.
I plan on testing this plant to see how it does throughout the year, especially when we get really hot. (101+ degrees.) Stay tuned and I will give you reports. I hope this plant is a keeper. It would be nice to have a plant with that kind of flavor to use all year long. I know you can get it in the store but I love the fact that we can go into the garden and pick what we want to eat. Yum.
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