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Vietnamese Cilantro

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Quick grow facts

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Sun

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Soil

Moist; OK in shallow water

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Pot size

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Water

Keep moist

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Fertilizer

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Pollination

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Propagation

Stem cuttings

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Pests & diseases

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Look out for (Houston)

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What it is

This name is unresolved, but some data suggest that it is synonymous with Polygonum odoratum Lour. (Species-level info; not specific to this variety.)

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Why grow/eat it

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How to use it

Young leaves are used raw or cooked as a flavouring. The aroma is rather similar to coriander, with a hot, peppery but refreshing flavour.

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Harvest in Houston

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Container tips

A short-lived herbaceous perennial plant often grown as an annual. Succeeds in tropical to warm temperate areas.

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Cautions

PFAF lists no known hazards.

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Sources

  1. https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Persicaria+odorata