HERB-CORIANDER – CILANTRO
HERB-CORIANDER – CILANTRO
A$3.50
Availability: In stock
Coriandrum sativum
HERB-CORIANDER-CILANTRO has quite a strong odour. A member of the parsley family, both the plant & its fruit are featured extensively in Asian, Latin, & Indian cuisines. You’ll find it enhancing the flavour of Chinese soups, Indian masalas, & Mexican salsas. It is an extremely popular spice with a pleasing lemony flavour. Little is known about the origins of the coriander plant, although it is generally thought to be native to the Mediterranean & parts of SW Europe. Experts believe its use dates back to at least 5,000 BC. References to coriander can be found in Sanskrit writings, & the seeds were placed in Egyptian tombs.
Outdoors, sow directly in pots, do not transplant as root disturbance causes early bolting.
| Germination Time (Days) | 7 – 20 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 6 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 20 |
| pH | 6.5 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
45 - 60 cm (18 - 24 inches)
Season of Interest
Spring to summer
Temperature Range
10 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun to Part Shade
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow direct
Soil
Well-drained, loamy soil
pH
6.2 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
15 - 21 °C (59 - 70 °F)
Seed Preparation
Lightly crush seeds to split the husk before sowing.
Sowing Depth
1 - 2 cm (0.4 - 0.8 inches)
Plant Spacing
10 cm (4 inches)
Row spacing
30 cm (12 inches)
Watering
Moderate, water regularly to keep soil moist
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
30 - 50 days for leaves, 90 - 120 days for seeds
Good Companion Plants
Anise, Spinach, Peas
Bad Companion Plants
Fennel
Pests
Aphids, Cutworms
Diseases
Fungal diseases, Such as powdery mildew and bacterial leaf spot
More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
