Chamois horn
- Product number: 117920
- Origin: North America
- Latin: Proboscidea louisianica
The attractive (and beautiful!) cluster with white-pink flowers and slightly triangular, soft leaves already sparks curiosity. The young fruits are edible like okra: finely slice and add to soup as a healthy thickener, or when very young, pickle them; the ripe fruits contain edible seeds, which can be eaten raw or cooked, and from which a fine oil is also pressed. Finally, a black dye can be extracted from the placentae.
When this Mexican creeping plant reveals its ripening, whimsical, and split fruits, astonishment sets in! Slender and curved like a chamois horn and even more eerie when dried! The plant also thrives in a large pot; give it a warm and humid spot.
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Latin: Proboscidea louisianica
Dutch: Chamois Horn
Also known as: Bird Fruit
English: Ram’s Horn, Devil’s Claw
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- Flower colour: White rosebuds
- Origin: North America
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Proboscidea louisianica
- Dutch: Gemsehorn
- Also known as: Bird cherry
- English: Ram’s Horn, Devil’s Claw
