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Cuminum cyminum

Cumin

 

Like coriander, mustard, caraway, and anise, heirloom cumin seeds are just as popularly cultivated for their seeds as it is a culinary garden herb grown to maturity. Native to the temperate Mediterranean, cumin has been embraced for its robust earthiness and sweet bitterness, an heirloom spice essential to a variety of international cuisines including Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican. Cumin herb garden seeds mature into a lacey and elegant 12-18" tall looking very similar to the classic ornamental Queen Anne's Lace. Annual.

  • Annual herb
  • Seed used as spice
  • Often used in stews and soups
  • Requires 120 days frost free weather

  • Category: Herbs
  • Hardiness Zone: 10-11
  • Height: 12 in
  • Spread: 6 in
  • Spacing: 6 in
  • Temperature: 32 to 90°F
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