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NZ heritage coriander
Coriandrum sativum
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Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
WD
Also known as
cilantro (EN)
dhania (EN)
chinese parsley (EN)
zagda (EN)
tibichota (EN)
kazbarah (EN)
dhoney (EN)
nan nan zee (EN)
nan nan bin (EN)
naunau (EN)
fan yan sui (EN)
ketoembar (EN)
Indian parsley (EN)
koriandro (EN)
aedkoriander (EN)
korianteri (EN)
punaise mâle (EN)
coireiman (EN)
lus a choire (EN)
Wanzenkümmel (EN)
Chinesische Petersilie (EN)
Indische Petersilie (EN)
hara dhania (EN)
daun ketumbar (EN)
koyendoro (EN)
havija (EN)
kambari (EN)
phak hom pom (EN)
kottamalli (EN)
gishniiz (EN)
gashneez (EN)
collender (EN)
coriandro (EN)
cilandrio (EN)
culantro (EN)
curatù (EN)
coriandre (EN)
koriander (EN)
cigánypetrezselyem (EN)
beléndfû (EN)
zergefû (EN)
kusthumbari (EN)
dhanayaka (EN)
dembilal (EN)
koriandr (EN)
kinza (EN)
geshnes (EN)
ngo (EN)
coriandolo (EN)
kuzbara (EN)
chamem (EN)
yan sui (EN)
xiang cai (EN)
hu sui (EN)
kindza (EN)
kindz (EN)
koriannon (EN)
korion (EN)
dhanya (EN)
koendoro (EN)
ketumbar (EN)
kolendra (EN)
coentro (EN)
coriandru (EN)
koljandra (EN)
kisnec (EN)
vonjucee zel'e (EN)
klopovnik (EN)
Wanzendill (EN)
Schwindelkorn (EN)
korijander (EN)
persil arabe (EN)
kisnis (EN)
dhane (EN)
kothmiri (EN)
konphir (EN)
libdhane (EN)
kothambri (EN)
kothmiri bija (EN)
daaniwal (EN)
kothambalari (EN)
kothumpkalari bija (EN)
kothumpalari (EN)
dhana (EN)
kothimber (EN)
kothamali (EN)
dhaniyalu (EN)
debo (EN)
shucar (EN)
tsagha (EN)
How to sow coriander: Direct seed indoors, transplant seedlings outside after hardening off
Sun requirement for coriander: Plant in Full Sun
Coriander is the English (UK) name for Cilantro. In America, Coriander is used to refer to the dried round seeds of the Cilantro plant, which have a warm, spicy flavor and are used in curries, pickles, sausages, soups, and stews. The essential oil of the seeds is used in herbal remedies and dietary supplements, and to flavor liqueurs, gin, vermouth, tobacco, and perfumes. Cilantro is an annual herb in the Apiaceae family with soft leaves that are broadly lobed at the base of the plant and become slender and feathery higher up the stems. The leaves will be ready to harvest within 50-55 days, the seeds take up to 100 days to mature and then need to be dried.
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- 61
- harvests
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- seed packets
Coriander facts
Lifespan
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or less
22 weeks
median lifespan
First harvest expected
10
weeks after planting
Last harvest expected
13
weeks after planting
Height × spread
30cm × 10cmRow Spacing
15cmGermination
18–24 days median of members' seed packetsWhen to sow
Southern hemisphere
Sep–May
Northern hemisphere
Mar–Nov
median of members' seed packets
Growing Degree Days
60Grown for
leaf harvested 46 times
Optimal temperature
15–25 °C
Absolute temperature
4–32 °C
FAO EcoCrop
Optimal rainfall
500–1400 mm/year
Absolute rainfall
300–2600 mm/year
FAO EcoCrop
Optimal soil pH
5.5–7.5
Absolute soil pH
4–8
FAO EcoCrop
Crop cycle
35–140 days
FAO EcoCrop
Max altitude
2200 m
FAO EcoCrop
Optimal light
clear skies
FAO EcoCrop
What are growing degree days?
A plant grows with warmth, not with days. A growing degree day is one day's worth of useful warmth: how many degrees the day's average temperature is above the lowest temperature the crop grows at. Add them up from planting and you know how far along the crop is, whatever the calendar says.
Say that lowest temperature is 10°C. A day averaging 17°C gives 7 growing degree days. A day averaging 8°C gives none, as it is too cold for the crop to grow. That is why the same lettuce takes about 50 days in a summer and 90 in an autumn: it needs the same total warmth either way.
Coriander needs about 60 growing degree days.
For coriander, the FAO EcoCrop database gives a lowest growing temperature of 4°C and a shortest growing cycle of 35 days at its best temperature, about 560 growing degree days to a first harvest.
Where you've told us where your garden is, we use this and the weather there to predict when your coriander will be ready to harvest. We don't use it for how long a plant lives or when it finishes: we go by what members have logged for that.
Growing coriander
- Dig compost into the bed 1 week before sowing
- Water regularly at sowing every week
- Thin the seedlings 2 weeks after sowing
- Sow another batch 3 weeks after sowing every month
- Pick leaves regularly at first harvest every week
- Collect seeds from plants left to flower 6 weeks after first harvest
- Pull out finished plants 8 weeks after first harvest
How members grow coriander
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Who's planted coriander
- shiny Near the garage · Wellington, NZ
- CloCkWeRX A & B - Raised Containers · Rosewater, South...
- lejun main · Besançon
- Hopeman15 Garden · Potsdam, Germany
- elindio2124 Sand Area · Florida
Coriander harvests
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CloCkWeRX harvested 1, weighing 0.3 kg.
13 days ago
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CloCkWeRX harvested 2 handfuls, weighing 0.1 kg.
about 1 month ago
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CloCkWeRX harvested 300, weighing 0.1 kg.
about 2 months ago
CloCkWeRX harvested 1, weighing 0.3 kg.
Find coriander seeds
- FedericoMenaQuintero will trade nationally.
- Theomuur will trade locally.
- shiny will trade locally.
- shiny will trade locally.
- Storm will trade locally.
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- Purchase seeds via Ebay
- Sign in or sign up to list your seeds to trade.
Nutritional data
A summary of nutritional data per 100g for Coriander, fresh, raw.
| Energy | 132.0 kJ |
|---|---|
| Protein | 3.1 g |
| Fat, total | 0.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 1.9 g |
| - Sugars | 1.2 g |
| Fibre | 3.2 g |
| Sodium | 45.0 mg |
Time to harvest
If sown now, expect a first harvest in about 35 to 140 days.
From the growing cycle in the FAO EcoCrop database, which is the same wherever it is grown.
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Ecological requirements
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Coriandrum sativum L.
| Family / Taxonomy | Magnoliopsida Rosidae Apiales Umbelliferae |
|---|---|
| Killing temperature | growth: 0 °C, rest: -10 °C |
| Life form | herb |
| Life span | annual |
| Habit | erect |
| Optimal soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) |
| Optimal soil texture | medium |
| Optimal soil fertility | high |
| Optimal soil drainage | well (dry spells) |
| Optimal soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
Learn more about coriander
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