Petroselinum crispum Seeds | Green River Parsley
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LATIN NAME: Petroselinum crispum
COMMON NAME: Green River Parsley
Plant Profile
Known to gardeners as Green River Parsley, Petroselinum crispum is a herb in the carrot family. The Green River parsley quills dark, curled leaves in dense clumps, the whole plant standing in the deep, green look of the herb bed. It is a plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground. Few species give back so generously for so little effort.
Science & Biotechnology
Research touching on Petroselinum crispum ranges from the botany of the carrot family to practical horticulture, including seed handling, propagation and the selection of superior forms. For practical purposes the message is encouraging: generations of cultivation have produced plants of predictable, well-mannered garden character.
Uses & Benefits
Gardeners value Green River Parsley for its ornamental character, and the plant also fits naturally into herb, vegetable and cutting gardens. The Green River parsley is a deep, useful plant of herb bed and study collection. It is a deep, useful plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden. The Green River seeds start well in a fine, gritty mix kept moist. A plant that has settled in will get along with only routine care.
Parsley is far more than garnish: exceptionally rich in vitamin K, vitamin C and apigenin, it has folk records as a diuretic and digestive, and its seed oil is a professional flavor and fragrance material.
Growing from Seed
Green River Parsley grows readily from seed. Level a tray of loose seed compost, sow evenly, cover to about the seed’s own depth, and keep it moist in full light. Shift the seedlings into small pots as soon as they can be handled, and give them bright light until planting-out time.
Our Take
Green River Parsley has real presence in the garden without demanding much in return. Fresh seed sown into evenly moist compost is most of the battle won.
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