Cilantro is a culinary herb that grows best in cool climates in spring and fall. It prefers medium moist well-drained soil in full sun to light shade. It bolts easily in hotter climates. It can become weedy outside of cultivation. The leaves and stems are used to flavor various dishes. The mature seeds are called coriander and are used for flavoring. This plant serves as a host to Swallow-tailed butterflies ( Papilio machaon ). Click here to see a calendar of planting schedules, time-to-harvest, and recommended spacing in your edible garden. VIDEO Created by Laura Barth for "Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Nuts," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.