Coriandrum sativum Seeds | Pot Cilantro
LATIN NAME: Coriandrum sativum
COMMON NAME: Pot Cilantro
Plant Profile
Coriandrum sativum, commonly known as Pot Cilantro, is a fast-growing, annual in the carrot family. Pot cilantro domes low, ferny mounds in small pots, the whole clump staying in the compact, fresh look of the balcony garden. It is a plant of open, sunny, light, moist, well-drained ground. When it flowers, local bees and other insects make good use of it. Not many plants ask so little and repay so much.
Science & Biotechnology
Botanists studying the carrot family regularly include Coriandrum sativum in comparative work, and the species also appears in horticultural trials aimed at gardeners and growers. Because it has been grown for so long, its garden habits are thoroughly documented.
Uses & Benefits
Beyond its ornamental appeal, Pot Cilantro has the practical versatility that makes a plant worth growing from seed year after year. Pot cilantro is a compact, useful plant of balcony garden and study collection. It is a compact, useful plant of open, sunny, light, moist, well-drained garden. Pot cilantro seeds are happy in a light, loamy mix kept moist. Getting it going is easy; keeping it going is easier still.
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
Starting Pot Cilantro from seed is simple and satisfying. Use a fine, free-draining seed compost, scatter the seed evenly, cover it lightly and hold it just moist in good light. 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
Pot Cilantro repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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