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Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum · Annual
Cilantro is grown as an annual, 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 and grows happily in containers.
- 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
Will it survive your winters?
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