Pot Cilantro Coriandrum sativum ‘99057’

LATIN NAME: Coriandrum sativum

COMMON NAME: Pot Cilantro

The pot cilantro domes the low, ferny mounds in the small pots, the whole clump staying in the compact, fresh look of the balcony garden. The fast-growing, annual herb carries the flat, deeply divided, fern-like, bright-green lower leaves and the finer, thread-like upper leaves in the low, bushy, compact crowns, and the small, white or pale-pink flowers in the small, flat-topped umbels, through the early summer, one of the compact, quiet sights of the balcony garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, ribbed, pale-brown seeds with the strong, warm scent. The ribbed seeds have a very long record as the fine, pot herbs of the small gardens, and the plant is a historic presence of the balcony garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, light, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The pot cilantro is a historic subject of the plant science, and the compact habit keeps showing up in the work on the pot herbs. The way the small, white or pale-pink flowers form in the small, flat-topped umbels has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the pot herbs, the divided leaves and the members of the carrot family. The ribbed seeds and the low habit have also made it a fine study herb, and the pot cilantro is a regular subject of the work on the compact habit of the temperate world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The pot cilantro is a compact, useful plant of the balcony garden and the study collection. The flat, deeply divided, fern-like, bright-green lower leaves in the low, bushy, compact crowns carry the compact look of the balcony garden, one of the compact, quiet sights of the balcony garden, drawing the bees, and the ribbed seeds have a very long record as the fine, pot herbs of the small gardens, the fresh tops staying close for the windowsills, the balconies and the steady practice of the small kitchens, while the small, white or pale-pink flowers in the small, flat-topped umbels open through the early summer, to be followed by the small, round, ribbed, pale-brown seeds with the strong, warm scent. It is one of the fine choices for the balcony garden, the pot row and the study collection, and it has been written about in the culinary and the horticultural papers for the compact habit and the very long history. It is a compact, useful plant of the open, sunny, light, moist, well-drained garden.

The pot cilantro seeds are happy in a light, loamy mix kept moist. The young plants are low and quick, and they enjoy the light, moist ground of the balcony pot.

To grow the pot cilantro from seed, sow the round, ribbed seeds evenly into the deep flat of light, loamy mix, water gently, then keep the flat in a bright, open spot. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks, and they grow on fast. With the sun and the light, moist ground, the low ferny domes will stay close over the spring months.

Uses: Culinary/Medicinal

Small Leaf

First true cilantro developed for potted plant production. Sow direct in pots