I noticed this today and of course had to get it. I planted my 2" plant inground, mostly sun, with some protection from a large tree. Can you share your experience growing this plant? Does anybody actually use it for cooking? It smells delicious!
Tips on growing helycrysum italicum (curry plant)
i have never known Curry plant (Helichrysum Italicum) to be edible. it does have the curry scent to it. in Asia it is only use as an ornamental plant, from i learned as a child. i could be wrong. http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/heltalicum.htm whereas Curry Tree or Curry-leaf Tree (Murraya koenigii] is the one use in Indian cooking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_leaf hth... ma vie
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thank you so much for the info, Ma Vie. I found a link to helichrysum italicum which is what I have, except my plant is little and therefore looks a little neater. It smells just like curry. I have a small herb garden, but the only ones I use are basil and rosemary. The others are really for ornamental purposes, as will be the curry plant.
again, thanks. It helps a lot
like your link states, it looks a lot like lavender and goes from fuzzy gray to more green as it matures.
u're welcome. here is another link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_plant
for some reason the one i grew has always been grey and never turned green.
My curry plant (1 year old) is next to my white lavender.I have never tried to do anything with it but the scent reminds me of India.I have other silver,gray herbs in the same part sun area.Wormwood,lavenders,and different rosemary s are there as well as silver leaf mints in pots.
downscale, i bet that is a goo combo. I have some wormwood in my holding pen that needs a hole. I will consider planting it next to the curry plant.
how old is your plant? do you give it haircuts? MaVie, same ??? for you
here is my curry plant. It has already grown a little bit. Planted inground, part sun. We've had lots of rain, wonder if that has accelerated growth.
the curry plant i used to grow succumb during the winter time when i was hospitalized. it was fairly young. must be a cutting i got from HD.
personally, i do not plant non edible with edible plant like wormwood. wormwood, i planted on all 4 corners of the house cuz it is an deterrent, at least for me it does.
then of course, there are many different varieties of wormwood, u just have to know what variety u deal with. jmo.
My curry plant is about a year old.I haven't given it a hair cut yet.
I take wormwood and lavender and rub it on my skin against insect bites.It works as well for me as the natural repellents and I won't touch the chemical stuff.
We have been so dry that I have to water every second day.
vossner, Helichrysum Italicum is an important aromatic herb for medicinal purposes, but if you are thinking you will get "curry" by cooking with it, you may be in for a dissappointment. As MaVie has pointed out, the curry leaf plant that is used in Indian cooking is the Murraya Koenigii, a relative of Rue.
"Curry" is a corruption of the Hindi word "kahri", which refers to a dish that uses yoghurt (curds) as a base for the sauce. East Indians do not cook with "curry powder". They blend the spices (masalas) to suit the dish they are making. Some masala blends will include ground dried curry plant leaves, but not usually.
You might enjoy these articles that speak about the benefits of Helichrysum:
http://www.floracopeia.com/article.php?article=25
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Helichrysum+italicum
http://www.wildcrafted.com.au/Immortelle.html