species
Petroselinum crispum
Parsley
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Petroselinum crispum belongs to the family Apiaceae, also known as Parsley, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It reaches 40 cm tall and 30 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from June to July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 40 cm tall × 30 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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