serial_killer
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ID this plant (I think its Culantro)

I got this plant on accident, it came with some lettuce seeds and looked just like lettuce even for about the first week of its life. I did some research and think its Culantro but I'm not sure. I had to move it out of my lettuce setup cause it cant take as strong of food as the lettuce and was showing some deficiencies and burning, its also slower growing than the lettuce. Its 6 weeks old and the leaves are about 4-6 inches tall.

It has a really strong smell but its just more of a generic planty/chlorophyll smell than any specific herb.

[img]https://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq247/1badv8dime/DSCN1142.jpg[/img]

top_dollar_bread
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looks like lettuce to me, some of my lettuce looks like that when young
this is what cilantro looks like
[img]https://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/top_dollar_bread/DSC01508.jpg[/img]
nothing like what you got IMHO :wink:

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rainbowgardener
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Culantro is different from cilantro and I think you are right.

Here's some pictures of culantro:

https://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/species/?q=eryngium+foetidum

top_dollar_bread
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haha, thats right culantro..still think its lettuce tho
I grew culantro and the one I grew has what looks like little spikes on the sides of the leaves..it also taste similar but a little bit stronger then cilantro
[url]https://www.scsmath.com/worldtour/21/041124_Venezuela-NewLand-Vais/finca/culantro.jpg[/url]



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