PlantsHerbs & Teas
Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Cool-season herb that bolts in June
EasyHerbs & TeasEdible
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Leaves May–Jun; seed Jul
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Direct sow.
- When to plant
- Sow April, and again in August. It will not hold in July.
In the design
Let a few plants set seed if you want coriander, or just pull them.
If you eat it
Leaves and coriander seed
Wash leaves.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
