Dark Green Italian Flat Leaf Parsley Seeds
Dark Green Italian Flat Leaf Parsley Seeds
Dark Green Italian Flat Leaf Parsley is the chef's herb of choice—its broad, deeply flavored leaves have a fresh, vibrant taste far superior to curly varieties, and it has been the foundation of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking for generations. This Oregon Farm Original variety is exceptionally hardy, disease-resistant, and reliably productive through a long harvest season. Worth every day of its patient germination process for the flavor you simply cannot find at a grocery store.
Growing Instructions: Soak seeds in warm water overnight before planting to improve germination—parsley is famously slow to sprout. Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost or direct sow in early spring. As a biennial, parsley overwinters in mild climates and bolts to flower in its second year, after which it should be replanted.
- Botanical Name: Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
- Plant Type: Biennial grown as annual
- Planting Time: Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost; direct sow early spring
- Planting Depth: ¼ inch; soak seeds overnight before planting
- Spacing: 6–8 inches apart
- Days to Germination: 14–28 days (patience required)
- Days to Harvest: 70–90 days
- Mature Height: 12–18 inches
- Light Needs: Full sun to partial shade
- Water Needs: Moderate — keep evenly moist
- Difficulty: Moderate (slow germination)
- Seed Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Tip: Overnight soak in warm water significantly improves germination speed