Topic: Quillquina

[greenstar]

Does anyone have any experience of growing this herb?  I have sown a few seeds, but the seedlings look very spindly, and not like a plant that's supposed to grow to over a metre tall.  Is this normal?  And how many plants would you advise to grow?  The instructions that came with the seeds from Realseeds say that you only require a leaf or two in any dish.

Any info that anyone has on this plant would be very welcome - thanks.

[David R]

hello greenstar, my wife who is south american calls coriander by that name!

[greenstar]

Apparently in South Africa it is used like coriander, but is in fact a completely different plant.

Does she grow it by any chance David?

[David R]

no she doesnt, she cant stand it  ::).

The mother in law came over for the birth of our first and so i decided to take her for a curry (well what better introduction to England!). The various dishes were decorated with coriander leaf and it was her mother who told me it was quillquina - i just assumed it was their word for coriander.  My wife calls coriander that, but as she doesnt eat it she probably also doesnt realise its a different plant.

[springbok]

Grew up in South Africa and never heard of it.  I thought it was something more used in South America. 

Maybe Casey Lee or Jitterbug or Marie59 might know or remember it from SA!!

[greenstar]

Oops, meant to say South America not South Africa.  I'm mixing up my continents.

[bupster]

No experience, but just sown my first few seeds (rather more than a couple!)