Overview

Embark on a culinary adventure right from your garden with our premium culantro seeds. This offering includes over 500 fresh seeds of Shadow Beni, also widely recognized as Mexican Long Sawtooth Coriander or Thai Parsley. Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) is a biennial herb celebrated for its robust, cilantro-like flavor, which is often described as stronger and more pungent than its cousin, traditional cilantro. Unlike cilantro, culantro is more heat-tolerant and less prone to bolting, making it an excellent choice for gardeners in warmer climates or those looking for a consistent supply of this essential herb. These fresh seeds are ready for planting in the new season, promising a bountiful harvest of this versatile herb. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting, growing culantro seeds is a rewarding experience that brings authentic flavors to your kitchen.

The distinctive long, serrated leaves of Shadow Beni Culantro are a staple in many Caribbean, Latin American, and Southeast Asian cuisines. Its strong aroma and flavor make it ideal for slow-cooked dishes, stews, soups, and marinades, as it retains its taste even after prolonged cooking. Our culantro seeds provide an easy and economical way to ensure you always have this fresh, flavorful herb on hand, elevating your home-cooked meals to new heights.

Key Benefits

Growing your own culantro seeds offers numerous advantages, from enhancing your culinary creations to enriching your gardening experience. These seeds are a fantastic choice for any herb enthusiast.

• Authentic Flavor: Enjoy the intense, unique flavor of fresh culantro, essential for many traditional dishes. Its taste is more robust than cilantro, perfect for recipes requiring a stronger herbaceous note.
• Heat Tolerance: Unlike traditional cilantro, culantro thrives in warmer temperatures and is less likely to bolt, ensuring a longer harvest season even in subtropical climates. This makes it a reliable addition to your summer garden.
• Easy to Grow: With a ‘Very Easy’ cultivating difficulty, these culantro seeds are suitable for gardeners of all experience levels. They germinate readily and establish quickly, providing a hassle-free growing experience.
• Versatile Culinary Use: The leaves can be used fresh in salsas, salads, and garnishes, or added to cooked dishes like stews, soups, and curries, where their flavor holds up beautifully. It’s a key ingredient in sofrito.
• Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation: These herbs can be grown both indoors in pots, ensuring a year-round supply, or outdoors in garden beds, making them adaptable to various living situations and gardening styles.
• Abundant Harvest: With over 500 seeds, you’ll have a generous supply to plant multiple batches, ensuring a continuous harvest of fresh Shadow Beni, or mexican sawtooth coriander.
• Biennial Life Cycle: As a biennial herb, culantro will produce leaves in its first year and flower/seed in its second, offering a prolonged period of harvest and the potential for self-seeding.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Cultivating culantro seeds successfully requires attention to a few key environmental factors, though it is generally considered very easy to grow. Culantro thrives in subtropical climates, mimicking its native habitat. For optimal growth, provide a location that receives full sun to medium sun, though it can tolerate partial shade, especially in hotter regions where afternoon shade can prevent scorching. Aim for at least 4-6 hours of direct sunlight daily for robust growth and flavor development. When growing indoors, place pots in a south-facing window or under grow lights to ensure adequate light exposure. The plant exhibits a clumping growth habit, forming a rosette of leaves near the soil surface.

Watering should be consistent, maintaining medium moisture levels in the soil. Culantro prefers consistently moist, but not waterlogged, conditions. Allow the top inch of soil to dry out slightly between waterings, then water thoroughly until water drains from the bottom of the pot. Avoid letting the soil completely dry out, as this can stress the plant. The ideal soil type for shadow beni seeds is acidic, well-draining soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5. A rich, organic potting mix amended with compost works well. Fertilization can be done sparingly; a balanced liquid fertilizer applied every 4-6 weeks during the growing season is sufficient. Common problems include leaf spot or aphids, which can usually be managed with organic fungicides or insecticidal soaps. Ensure good air circulation to prevent fungal issues. This herb is adaptable to various seasons of interest, from Fall to Winter, Spring, and Summer, making it a truly versatile plant for your garden or indoor herb collection. Understanding how to grow culantro successfully will lead to a rewarding harvest.

Size & Details

This offering includes over 500 fresh culantro seeds (Eryngium foetidum), ready for planting in the new season. These are unbranded seeds, ensuring focus remains on the quality and potential of the herb itself. Culantro typically grows with a clumping habit, forming a rosette of long, serrated leaves that can reach up to 12 inches in length. While the exact height of the plant varies based on growing conditions, mature plants can spread around 6-8 inches wide. It is a biennial herb, meaning it will typically produce foliage in its first year and then flower and produce seeds in its second year. The seeds are fresh and packed for optimal viability, ensuring a high germination rate for your gardening efforts. These seeds are suitable for both indoor and outdoor cultivation, making them a flexible choice for various garden setups.

The cultivating difficulty is rated as very easy, making it an ideal choice for beginners and experienced gardeners alike. Expect to see germination within 2-3 weeks under ideal conditions, with harvestable leaves typically ready in 60-90 days from planting. These thai parsley seeds are perfect for those looking to add a unique and robust flavor to their culinary endeavors.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How many seeds are included in this package? A: This package contains over 500 fresh culantro seeds, providing a generous quantity for multiple plantings or a large crop.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: Culantro can be successfully grown both indoors in pots and outdoors in garden beds, making it a versatile herb for various environments.
• Q: How much sunlight does culantro need? A: Culantro prefers full sun to medium sun, ideally receiving 4-6 hours of direct sunlight daily. In very hot climates, partial shade in the afternoon can be beneficial.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, culantro is considered ‘Very Easy’ to cultivate, making it an excellent choice for gardeners of all skill levels, including beginners.
• Q: What condition will the seeds arrive in? A: The seeds are fresh from the new season, ensuring high viability and readiness for planting upon arrival.
• Q: Can I use mexican sawtooth coriander in cooking? A: Absolutely! Culantro is a culinary staple, known for its strong, distinctive flavor that holds up well in cooked dishes like soups, stews, and curries, as well as fresh in salsas.
• Q: How long until I can harvest leaves from these shadow beni seeds? A: You can typically begin harvesting leaves within 60-90 days after planting, once the plants are established and have developed several sets of true leaves.
• Q: What type of soil does culantro prefer? A: Culantro thrives in acidic, well-draining soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5. A rich, organic potting mix is ideal.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: Culantro is a biennial herb best suited for subtropical climates. In colder zones, it can be grown as an annual or brought indoors during winter.
• Q: What is the scientific name for culantro? A: The scientific name for culantro is Eryngium foetidum, and it is also known by common names like Shadow Beni, Mexican Long Sawtooth Coriander, and thai parsley seeds.