Parsley - Flat Leaf Italian
Parsley - Flat Leaf Italian
- Seeds per pack: 100+
Seed Details
Parsleys flavour complements any dish without ever dominating the taste. Italian parsley features deep green, smooth leaves and has a vigorous growth habit. It is a biennial or tender perennial that when planted with roses enhances their fragrance. Parsley is a biennial. It is noteworthy to mention that in Parleys second year, the plant will flower early, and once those blooms appear, the foliage flavour will become bitter. Growing Parsley as an annual is recommended, unless you intend on collecting its seed.
Instructions
Sow 2 cm deep indoors and transplant when second set of true leaves appear or direct sow in April or May. Harvesting of the individual leaves begins approximately 2 months after setting out transplants. For larger harvests for drying for future use, cutting the entire plant at its base is best. Italian Plain Leaf is a great as its growth habit is cut and come.
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Type: | Herbs |
Seed #: | 128 |
Variety: | Flat leaf |
Colour: | Herb |
Temperature (C): | 10 - 15 |
Zone: | 2+ |
Blooms: | July to September |
Site: | Full Sun or Part Shade |
Quantity: | 100 |
Height (cm): | 25 - 40 |
Spread (cm): | 25 - 30 |
In times of Hippocrates (460 BC) parsley was used as a cure-all remedy for an antidote to poisons, relief of kidney stones to cure rheumatism o name a few. Apiol which is produced by Parsley, has been found to decrease blood pressure and pulse rate. Parsley is said to have carminative, anti-spasmodic problems but is mainly used for it's diuretic properties. Parsley is a rich source of iodine, vitamins, protein, magnesium and iron.
Native to Mediterranean, parsley has been cultivated and used in culinary and medicine for thousands of years. Parsley was first mentioned in history in the fourth century BC by Pliny. The Greek were known to crown winners of sporting event with a wreath made of parsley sprigs.