About
Coriandrum sativum is a yearly herb featuring aromatic leaves that can be either pinnate or up to three times pinnate. The upper leaves are characterized by their linear leaflets. This plant produces compound umbels adorned with small white or purplish blooms, which are subsequently replaced by fragrant seeds commonly used in culinary applications.
About the genus
Coriandrum consists of upright annual plants featuring finely divided, fragrant leaves and compound umbels that produce clusters of small white or purplish blooms during the summer and early autumn months.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial, Herbs - Culinary
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Europe
- Fragrance
- Foliage, Fruit
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well drained soil in full sun where seeds are to be gathered. For leaf production partial shade is more productive. Leaves can be picked as required and seeds gathered when ripe. Follow coriander cultivation for more advice.
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in modules or open ground. Self-seeding is common. See sowing seeds indoors for further advice
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews