Flat-Leaved Parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
Also known as
Neapolitan Parsley, Italian Parsley, Parsley, French parsley
Full Sun
Easy care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H6
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
60cm | Max | 30cm |
20cm | Min | 20cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has a mild fragrance
Flat-Leaved Parsley Overview
Italian parsley is the more popular, flat-leaved variety of the world's most well-known herb. It has a tangy-sweet flavour, stronger than Curly leaf parsley, thanks to higher levels of essential oil. Also easier to cut up. This member of the carrot family is often one of the beginner gardener's first plants. Apart from common culinary uses, it is also found in shampoo, perfume and dye.
Common problems with Flat-Leaved Parsley
Flat-Leaved Parsley Companion Plants
Sweetcorn, asparagus, lettuce, celery, spinach, tomatoes, carrots
How to harvest Flat-Leaved Parsley
Leaves can be harvested from late Autumn on throughout the year. Pinch back flowers to lengthen the harvesting period. Flat-leaved Parsley is good for drying.
How to propagate Flat-Leaved Parsley
Seed
In Spring to Summer, soak seeds for 3 days, changing water every day. Then sow in a spot with bright light, 6mm deep, in rich, well-drained soil. Germination in 5 - 6 weeks.
Division
Parsley has a long taproot and does not transplant well.
Special features of Flat-Leaved Parsley
Attracts useful insects
Butterflies and bees
Crop rotation
Medium Feeder
Pot plant
Excellent pot plant. Use a long narrow pot, to make room for the long taproot.
Repels harmful insects
Juice rubbed into the skin repels mosquitoes.
Other uses of Flat-Leaved Parsley
Culinary, medicinal, soil conditioner
Medicinal
Useful to stimulate appetite, relieve flatulence and urinary tract troubles and to improve function of adrenal glands. Acts against bad breath and sooths bee stings and open wounds.
Edible
Ideal for all tomato based dishes. Leaves and stalks have a clean, peppery flavour used universally in all kinds of food, and as a garnish. Contains Vit A and C, Calcium and Iron. Roots edible.
Cosmetic
Parsley seed oil is used in fragrance of soaps and cosmetics.
Edibles to Sow Under Cover in December
Grow these on a sunny windowsill or in a heated propagator for winter picking.
Herbs
Whether its for their leaves or flowers, grow these plants nearby to use in culinary dishes.
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