About
Coriandrum sativum 'Leisure' is a bushy annual that grows upright and forms dense clusters. Its large, fragrant, green leaves are edible and enhance many dishes. In summer, this plant produces umbels of small, uneven white flowers.
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
- East-facing, West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
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, City and courtyard gardens
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well drained soil in full sun for seed production or partial shade for leaf production. Prone to bolting in hot weather. See coriander cultivation for more information
- Pruning
- Pick leaves as required and remove flower stems before flowering to encourage leaf growth
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in situ in spring. See sowing seeds indoors for further advice
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Powdery mildews