Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Herbs & Spices Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
Fast-growing annual herb with pungent, citrusy leaves essential to Latin American, Asian, and Middle Eastern cuisines. Bolts rapidly in warm weather; seeds are the spice coriander.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun to partial shade (4-6 hrs)
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Water
Every 2-3 days
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Humidity
Moderate (50-65%)
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Temperature
15-24°C
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Soil
Well-draining, fertile loam (pH 6.0-6.5)
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Fertilizer
Light nitrogen-rich fertilizer at planting; avoid excess which promotes bolting
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Southern Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia
- 📏 Max height
- 30-60 cm (12-24 inches)
- 📐 Spread
- 15-30 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Pink
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Annual
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to humans and pets. Leaves and seeds (coriander) are edible.
- 🌱 Propagation
- Direct seed every 2-3 weeks for successive harvest; does not transplant well
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to humans and pets. Leaves and seeds (coriander) are edible.
Common issues
- Bolting rapidly in warm weather (goes to seed), Aphids, Powdery mildew, Root rot from overwatering
💡 Care tips
- Bolts quickly in heat above 24°C so plant in cool season,Sow seeds every 2 weeks for continuous harvest,Entire plant is edible including roots and seeds (coriander),Harvest outer leaves first and let inner ones grow
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