Re: [CH] Curry Plants

David Cook (zeb@austin.rr.com)
Thu, 4 May 2000 20:59:57 -0500

The plant you describe is probably Helichrysum italicum ssp serotinum. It's
not hardy but does well in a pot and is particularly tasty with scrambled
eggs and a good mustard-based chile sauce like Lotties.

David Cook

> >I have a curry plant that I bought 3 years ago from Park Seed Co. it was
> >labeled as just that.   It is a small bushy plant with needle like leaves
> >similar to rosemary but lighter greenish gray in color and smells just
like
> >curry.  I have added it to food and gives a mild curry taste.  It is a
> >perennial and have planted it outside.  We have frosts in the winter and
its
> >hasn't killed it yet.  Is there another kind of curry plant that is
related
> >to the citrus?  Or is what I have not a curry plant?