What it is
Cilantro / Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) is in the Apiaceae (Carrot) family. Cilantro the leaf, coriander the seed — same plant. Bolts fast in heat, so grow it in the cool months.
How to grow it
It wants full sun to part shade, water it even, and give it rich, well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 6.2–6.8. Space plants about 6 in apart. Expect roughly 45–70. Cool-season annual.
How it's used
Cilantro / Coriander is used: fresh leaf; seed as spice.
🔎 How to identify it
- Lower leaves broad, upper feathery
- White umbel flowers
- Round seed (coriander)
Edibility
PartsLeaves and seeds
UsesFresh leaf; seed as spice
CautionBolts quickly when hot; succession-sow.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.