Confetti Cilantro

Confetti Cilantro has a finely divided, feathery leaf arrangement that offers a remarkable texture and taste. Easy to use as a garnish, we found it didn't need chopping and pulled it apart into perfectly sized little pieces, evenly distributing the flavor. Cilantro lovers- this is a fun variety to grow, it's slow at bolting, offering a long harvest season, plus it won't get stuck in your teeth as much as the large leaf type. 

150 seeds

PLANTING

Coriandrum sativum

Annual

Germination: 7-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 65-70ºF

Seed Planting Depth:  Sow 1/2” deep

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Sow a few seeds per cell/pot.  Using peat, cow, or paper pots can help with the stress of transplanting, they grow delicate roots and successful transplanting may be challenging. Transplant seedlings out mid/late spring, 2-4” apart. 

Sowing Outdoors: Spring when the soil temperature reaches 60ºF. Sow 1” apart. 

Height and Width: 24-36” x 12-18”

Spacing: 1-4” apart

Light Needs: Full sun 

Soil Needs: Average to fertile, well-drained soil 

Flowering: 40-50 days leaves, 90-100 days flowers

Harvest: Start harvesting at any stage; from microgreen size, baby leave size to mature. Use fresh, dried, or freeze.

Uses: Culinary, edible flowers, flowers attract bees and beneficial insects

Care: Keep watered during dry periods, helps to prevent early bolting. Removing flower stalks helps keep the plant producing leaves for a longer period.

Tips: Self-seeds, remove seed heads if you do not want volunteers. Bolts quickly in the heat of the summer. Harvest coriander seeds by allowing plants to flower and go to seed. Sow every 3 weeks for a continuous harvest. Try growing as microgreens indoors in the winter. Grows well in containers.