Botanical Interests Long Standing Santo Cilantro/Coriander Seeds

Also called Chinese parsley, cilantro has a thousand uses in the kitchen. 'Long Standing Santo' in particular has excellent flavor, improved leafiness and as the name infers, it is slow to bolt. Add a sprig to chicken soup or add chopped leaves to Mexican, Caribbean or Asian dishes. The crushed seeds add intriguing flavor to stews, beans and cookies. Can be grown indoors for fresh cilantro leaves year-round. Cilantro grows best in cool temperatures.

Long Standing Santo' has excellent flavor, improved leafiness and when hot weather arrives, is slower to bolt (prematurely go to seed) than other varieties.

• Family: Apiaceae
• Native: Mediterranean Region
• Hardiness: Annual
• Exposure: Full Sun To Part Shade
• Plant Dimensions: 12"-24" Tall, 6"-12" Wide
• Attributes: Good for Containers, Attracts Beneficial Insects

Recommended 1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date and when soil temperature is 55°-68°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 4 weeks before your average first fall frost date. In mid climates, best sown in fall for winter harvest.

Not recommended; Transplant stress may cause bolting (premature flowering).

• Days To Emerge: 10-15 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Seed Spacing: A Group of 3 Seeds Every 6"
• Row Spacing: 8"
• Thinning: Not Required

Foliage flavor is best before the leaves turn feathery and plants begin to flower. Seeds should be harvested after they begin to turn brown and when the outer coat cracks, but before they drop off the plant and scatter. Cut stem and place in a brown paper sack to collect the seeds. Rubbing the seeds will cause the outer shell to drop off.

• Type: Organic Heirloom Large Packet