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Sculpit
Jan 10, 2023 8:54:36 GMT -5
Post by davidjp on Jan 10, 2023 8:54:36 GMT -5
Has anyone any experience of growing sculpit. Apparently it’s grown as a herb in Italy and is used in risottos and to add to egg dishes. I think I might give it a try this year, seems like it might be a good addition to the herb garden and to use in mixed salads. There’s a few seed sources I’ve found below seedsofitaly.com/sculpit-or-stridolo-or-silene-inflata/uprisingorganics.com/products/sculpitjust wondered if anyone had grown it before and their experience
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Post by gardendmpls on Jan 10, 2023 9:34:44 GMT -5
Never grew, but did a little research. Scientific name of sculpit is Selina inflata. The inflata makes sense as the flowers are balloon or bladderlike. The greens are eaten young, before blooming. It is considered good for attracting pollinators. I noticed while researching that some writers switch the p and the l at least once while typing. Curious. Scuplit. Oh no, it's got me too.
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Sculpit
Jan 10, 2023 10:48:23 GMT -5
Post by gianna on Jan 10, 2023 10:48:23 GMT -5
I've seen that before locally, probably in someone's garden. It's a Silene in the carnation family. It's the sepals that are inflated. I had no clue it was used in cooking, and I'm part italian. And cook.
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Sculpit
Jan 10, 2023 12:29:37 GMT -5
Post by desertwoman on Jan 10, 2023 12:29:37 GMT -5
It's new to me , as well. Does anyone know what the flavor is like?
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Sculpit
Jan 10, 2023 12:30:36 GMT -5
Post by binnylou on Jan 10, 2023 12:30:36 GMT -5
davidjp, please share what you have growing in your herb garden. I’m sure that you grow things that I’ve never heard of, like sculpit.
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Sculpit
Jan 10, 2023 12:34:29 GMT -5
Post by breezygardener on Jan 10, 2023 12:34:29 GMT -5
If it truly is "tarragon"-like, I'd like to try it.
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Post by davidjp on Jan 13, 2023 13:20:48 GMT -5
davidjp, please share what you have growing in your herb garden. I’m sure that you grow things that I’ve never heard of, like sculpit I'm afraid its not that exciting. I just grow pretty much what you might expect. I probably only use on a regular basis, thyme, sage, chives, tarragon, rosemary, bay, mint. Not counting things like parsley which I grow in quantity. I really do like a nice herb garden almost more for brushing against and picking and smelling than anything. I also like that often its very good for pollinators when they flower especially things like oregano, thyme and catmint. Thyme, I grow about 4 kinds, particularly like lemon thyme for roasting chickens with. King Charles I'm told has a thyme garden purely of large numbers of different thymes which is supposedly quite spectacular Mint - about 5 kinds, I like apple mint and a couple of the regular spearmint types, chocolate and ginger are nice. grow in pots submerged in borders to stop spreading Sage - about 3 kinds, nice ornamental but really the "Extracta" type is the best culinary type i think Oregano - about 3 kinds. grow more for the insects than anything else Chives - use as a bordering plant Rue - never have used but its very ornamental Tarragon - doesn't grow that well for me but I like it culinarily and also for the slight tingle you get on the tongue when you pick a leaf Bay - I wish mine would grow faster, used to having large almost trees of the stuff Rosemary - a couple of kinds, very ornamental Catmint - purely for the pollinators and its very pretty and flowers for ages That's really about it but I'd like to have a go at a few more interesting things, sculpit being one of them
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Sculpit
Jan 13, 2023 16:08:43 GMT -5
Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 13, 2023 16:08:43 GMT -5
I grew sculpit years ago, but only once - wasn't very impressed with it, as it flowered too soon for me, much like cilantro. I got it from that seedsofitaly catalog. The flavor was sort of like tarragon, in that it had a slight anise flavor, and somewhat like arugula. The flowers were sort of strange, but it didn't really have enough to be ornamental. I only grew it once. There haven't been many herbs that I have only grown once!
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Post by alpacasock on Jul 9, 2023 9:24:47 GMT -5
I'm growing this mainly in containers and am rather happy with it. One large pot I have a tomato plant in I sowed it around the one side of the rim looks rather nice like a little forest scene. Yes, the flavor is rather mild but I use it for mild dishes like polenta or the other day as a bit of herby greens on top of a string bean salad. Excited to see the pretty flowers it produces.
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Sculpit
Jul 9, 2023 14:52:57 GMT -5
Post by breezygardener on Jul 9, 2023 14:52:57 GMT -5
I may have to give this a shot next year. "Seeds of Italy" doesn't have it, but I found it at "Terroir Seeds" (which seems to have quite a few interesting herb seeds, by the way).
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Sculpit
Jul 9, 2023 16:59:13 GMT -5
Post by alpacasock on Jul 9, 2023 16:59:13 GMT -5
breezygardener , I got mine from "Seeds of Italy" and can mail you some if you like. I doubt I'll sow anymore this year as I just trim and let it grow back.
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Sculpit
Jul 9, 2023 17:36:02 GMT -5
Post by breezygardener on Jul 9, 2023 17:36:02 GMT -5
breezygardener , I got mine from "Seeds of Italy" and can mail you some if you like. I doubt I'll sow anymore this year as I just trim and let it grow back. You're sweet! I understand that it's supposedly perennial in Zones 7 & warmer. I'm in Zone 7b (or 7a, depending on the source). What is the main flavor profile to you?
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Sculpit
Jul 12, 2023 7:09:01 GMT -5
Post by alpacasock on Jul 12, 2023 7:09:01 GMT -5
Tell that to my girlfriend! The flavor... hard to describe. It is mild and pleasantly vegetal. It's rather quick growing so I'm sure if you sowed some in the next few weeks you'd have plenty of time to try it and find out for yourself.
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