Cuminum cyminum Cumin (Umbelliferae)

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Cuminum cyminum
Cumin
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The Cuminum cyminum plant species is found in Europe to N. Africa and S.W.Asia? Original habitat is obscure. It is a member of the Umbelliferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Cumin.

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Latin Name:  Cuminum cyminum
Common Name:  Cumin
Family:  Umbelliferae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:  0.2

Habitat:  Not known in a truly wild condition.

Propagation Notes: Seed - sow early spring in individual pots in a greenhouse. Grow the plants on fast, and plant them out out after the last expected frosts[200]. Give the plants some temporary protection such as a cloche for their first few weeks in the open ground to make sure that they keep on growing in the cooler weather of early summer[K].

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