Coriandrum sativum Seeds | Longstanding Cilantro
LATIN NAME: Coriandrum sativum
COMMON NAME: Longstanding Cilantro
Plant Profile
A distinctive member of its genus, Longstanding Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is a fast-growing, annual in the carrot family. Longstanding cilantro holds flat, ferry leaves low and slow, the whole clump staying in the fresh, green look of the spring kitchen garden. It is a plant of open, sunny, light, moist, well-drained ground. During flowering it gives bees and other insects a dependable food source. Add these qualities together and you have a species well worth a place in the garden.
Science & Biotechnology
Seed science, comparative botany and horticultural selection all touch on Coriandrum sativum, a representative of the carrot family with clear practical value. Continuing work by breeders and collectors keeps good seed of this species moving through the trade.
Uses & Benefits
Beyond its ornamental appeal, Longstanding Cilantro has the practical versatility that makes a plant worth growing from seed year after year. Longstanding cilantro is a fresh, useful plant of spring kitchen garden and study collection. It is a fresh, useful plant of open, sunny, light, moist, well-drained garden. Longstanding cilantro seeds grow readily in a fine, loamy soil kept moist. Once it has its roots down, it more or less looks after itself.
Coriander is two spices in one, leaf and seed, and the seed is a classical digestive carminative across European and Asian medicine; linalool from the seed oil is studied for calming and antimicrobial activity.
Growing from Seed
Seed is the natural starting point for Longstanding Cilantro, and the process is uncomplicated. Scatter the seed evenly over a loose seed compost, cover to no more than its own depth, and keep the pot moist and bright. Prick the seedlings out once they are large enough to handle, grow them on in bright light, and plant out when conditions allow.
Our Take
As a fast-growing, annual, it settles into a routine quickly once established. Fresh seed sown into evenly moist compost is most of the battle won.
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