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Back to buying optionsCulantro Live Plant, Eryngium foetidum, 4 Inch Tall, 3.5 Inch Pot, Recao Long Coriander Culinary Herb Plant
🌿 CULANTRO LIVE PLANT – ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM – 4" TALL – 3.5" POT
Grow a distinctive tropical herb with Culantro (Eryngium foetidum), also known by common names such as Recao and Long Coriander.
Culantro is valued for its strongly aromatic foliage and is used in a variety of Caribbean, Latin American, and Southeast Asian culinary traditions.
This listing includes 1 live Culantro plant approximately 4 inches tall in a 3.5-inch nursery pot.
🌱 YOU WILL RECEIVE
• Quantity: 1 Live Plant
• Botanical Name: Eryngium foetidum
• Common Name: Culantro
• Other Common Names: Recao / Long Coriander
• Approximate Height: 4 inches
• Pot Size: 3.5-inch nursery pot
• Plant Type: Tropical culinary herb
• Shipping Form: Live potted plant
🌿 CULANTRO IS NOT CILANTRO
Although the names sound similar and their culinary aromas are often compared, Culantro and Cilantro are different plants.
Culantro is Eryngium foetidum, while common cilantro is Coriandrum sativum.
Culantro typically develops elongated leaves arranged in a low-growing rosette rather than cilantro's familiar divided foliage.
🍃 DISTINCTIVE AROMATIC HERB
Culantro produces strongly aromatic leaves and is grown in many tropical and subtropical regions.
It makes an interesting addition to:
• Culinary herb gardens
• Patio containers
• Tropical herb collections
• Raised beds
• Kitchen gardens
• Warm-climate gardens
• Specialty edible plant collections
⛅ LIGHT
Culantro can appreciate bright light with some protection from intense heat and harsh afternoon sun, particularly in hot climates.
Gradually acclimate greenhouse-grown plants when moving them into stronger outdoor light.
💧 WATER
Provide consistent moisture while maintaining adequate drainage.
Avoid allowing the root zone to remain continuously waterlogged, but don't let a small container dry excessively during warm weather.
🌱 SOIL
Grow in fertile, well-draining soil or potting mix.
When the plant begins outgrowing its 3.5-inch nursery pot, transplant it into a larger container or suitable garden location.
🌸 FLOWERING
As Culantro matures, it can produce flower stalks.
If growing primarily for foliage, gardeners may choose to remove developing flower stalks to direct the plant's energy toward continued leafy growth.
🌡️ TEMPERATURE
Culantro is a warm-climate herb and should be protected from frost and freezing temperatures.
In colder climates, it can be grown seasonally or maintained in containers with suitable protection.
