epazote

Epazote is widely used in Mexican and Caribbean cuisine.  The leaves are also used to make a digestive tea.  Typically the leaves are added as the last step in recipe, to enhance and add flavour.  We recommend growing epazote in pots to control growth. Epazote will produce yellow-green flowers that appear in clusters and are known to attract beneficial insects.  Organic seed.  Packet contains 50 seeds.

Epazote
Dysphania ambrosiodes

Light
• Full sun

Height
• 20"| 50 cm

Spread
• 10-12" | 25-35 cm

Life Cycle
• Annual

Sowing Method
• Indoor or Outdoor

Difficulty
• Easy

Uses
• flowers attract beneficial insects, soups, stews, Mexican/Caribbean cuisine

Growing Zones
• 4-10