FoliageCilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 2-11, that matures to about 1.5-2 ft × 1-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink, purple and white blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies and beneficial insects, stands up well to humidity.
- USDA zones
- 2-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1.5-2 ft × 1-1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Beneficial insects
- Tough against
- Humidity
- Native to
- Western Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Cilantro is hardy to about -50°F (estimated from USDA zone 2), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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