cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White to pink to pale lavender
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is an herb for food gardens, containers, and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It grows fast and reaches 18 to 24 inches tall. Its white to pale lavender flowers attract butterflies.
Native range
Western Asia.