Re: [CH] Curry Plants
Inagaddadavida (raelsixty4@earthlink.net)
Thu, 04 May 2000 19:01:20 -0600
Twas Writ:
>>"Curry plant" (Murraya koenigii) is a small tropical tree which is related
>>to Citrus (which is the reason it is illegal to import fresh curry leaaves
>>into USA, due to Citrus diseases the curry leaves could carry into this
>>country that could wipe out our Citrus industry).
>
>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?
indeed, had never heard of such a plant but was enjoying the chile-related
discussion about curry plants (after all, what is curry w/o chile??? <g>),
the Nubile and i meander over to Da Greenhouse today to get some seedlings
and various other gardening sweets ('tis been unseasonably warm here in
Id-a-ho..), and Lo, Monk Rael finds a couple seedlings labeled "curry"...be
damned i wuz...bought one, natch...description above is on spot:
needle-like very similar to rosemary and that unmistakeable curry
smell....truely a weird experience...anywho, there be curry plants
available in Pocatello Idaho so they *must* be fairly common in other parts
of the US...
'course, i did make damn sure it's far, far away from my lime tree, lemon
tree, and mini-orange "tree" as well...never know, eh?
go figure...
Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles.......
Rael64
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