Perennial coriander.

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For me it has been a waste of time growing coriander during the warmer months because it just goes to seed, but I miss it when cooking Asian & the dried stuff is of course no good for garnish!
However I found Perennial Coriander in Bunnies yesterday & promptly added it to my herb garden. The scientific name Eryngium foetidum was missing from the label, so maybe the word 'foetidum' is a little too off -putting for most folks, but Im looking forward to its culinary uses! Anyone here use it in cooking??
PS. Bunnies also had french sorrel so things are improving in WA.

Mike says...
I reckon the taste is surprisingly similar but culantro is stronger and more aromatic than cilantro (alternative names) and they can be used in the same ways.It also has way smaller seeds on prickly seed heads,turns into clumps and can spread all through your lawn.The eagle should land tomorrow Mary T.

MaryT says...
My one plant is doing well but I have to resist stripping all its leaves :) We are having cooler weather in Sydney so some of the plants from FNQ are going to suffer. The sweet leaf seedlings are all droopy.

MaryT says...
Are you talking about the annual, BJ? Yes I have that going to seed and popping up as seedlings as well though I have yet to manage a constant supply, even in summer. Mainly because mine is a container garden and the thing bolt so quickly; I need to sow it more often. The perennial is new to me or perhaps I had it when I was young but hadn't seen it since I've been here. It is more leafy than the coriander so there's that crunch factor as well.

Julie says...
I used to grow coriander in wide pots under shadecloth in summer. It didn't grow very large - I just harvested it and sowed more.

But, a bit like sprouting, you have to be consistent, and I gradually forgot to keep it up.

Speedy says...
for good supply of Coriander (C.sativum)in summer, sow every week under shade of other crops.
I grow mine in the shade of the maize or on the shady side of climbing beans.
well watered and rich compost dug in beforehand.
pull bunches of whole plants up when harvesting then the roots can be used for soupstocks or pounded and added to curry pastes.

having Eryngio in the garden is also handy.

MaryT says...
They bolt here, too, SG - that's why we have to keep sowing, though some say you can get a strain that does not bolt. I don't mind them bolting; I like the flowers and love the green seeds. I rely on spring onions more.

Speedy, you reminded me of using roots as well! Yes, I like to pound the roots for a marinade great for a chicken barbeque.

BTW Mike remember I said the perennial coriander reminded me of Chinese celery? I looked up the Chinese name for it and it's "Foreign Coriander"!