General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
|
| Life cycle: |
Annual
|
| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
|
| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
|
| Plant Height: |
18-24 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
9-12 inches |
| Leaves: |
Fragrant
|
| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
|
| Flower Color: |
White
|
| Flower Time: |
Summer
|
| Uses: |
Culinary Herb
|
| Edible Parts: |
Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
|
| Eating Methods: |
Culinary Herb/Spice
Raw
Cooked
|
| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
|
| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
Sow in situ
Start indoors
|
| Pollinators: |
Various insects
|
| Containers: |
Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
|
- Slow Bolt Cilantro
- Cilantro
Posted by
Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 27, 2014 7:19 PM concerning plant:
Slow Bolt Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) 'Santo' is an attractive, lacy-leaved, long-stemmed aromatic herb that produces small white flowers in late spring and early summer. The flowers give way to coriander seeds. The plant dies back after dropping its seeds, around midsummer. Cilantro is a useful companion plant for the garden, attracting beneficial insects such as ladybugs, lacewings, parasitic mini-wasps, and hoverflies. Cilantro also helps to repel aphids.
Posted by
Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Apr 28, 2016 12:35 PM concerning plant:
It took me several seasons to get this established in my herb garden. I tried growing from seed (no luck) and from 4" starts (bolted quickly). I'm not sure what happened differently last year, but finally this year I am seeing lots of self-sown seedlings in my culinary section. I plan to thin them out judiciously and hope for both an actual crop of cilantro and for continued self-seeding. Optimistically adding this to My List as a 'have.'
Posted by
p1mkw (Safety Harbor, FL - Zone 10a) on Feb 1, 2015 4:53 PM concerning plant:
Growing again this year. Good producer with a great cilantro flavor. Haven't found another variety that I like better than Santo.
Plant Events from our members
| p1mkw |
On January 31, 2015 |
Seeds sown |
| dnrevel |
On March 24, 2021 |
Seeds sown
Planted in DT window box and pots |
» Post your own event for this plant
« Add a new plant to the database
» Search the Cilantros Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name
« See the general plant entry for Cilantros (Coriandrum sativum)
« The Cilantros Database Front Page
« The Plants Database Front Page
