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Apiaceae
Black zira
Bunium bulbocastanum
Also known as bunium, black cumin, black caraway, Bunium bulbocastanum var. genuinum
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Culinary Herb · Spice · Bulb · Apiaceae · Aromatic · Edible Seeds · European Herb · Black Cumin · Perennial Herb · Medicinal
Black zira is a bulbous perennial herb native to European meadows and cultivated for its aromatic seeds used as a spice in Central Asian cuisine. Plant it in well-drained soil in a sunny to partly shaded spot and water moderately, reducing irrigation once the foliage begins to die back in summer. It is best suited to outdoor herb gardens and requires a period of dry dormancy after flowering.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing the soil to partially dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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