Santo cilantro
Coriandrum sativum 'Santo'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Santo' cilantro (Coriandrum sativum 'Santo') is an herb for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. The fragrant plant grows fast and has an erect habit. Its summer blooms draw butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Long Island Mammoth dill, Carbon tomato, and Alpha calendula.