Italian Parsley (Petroselinum crispum 'Italian Flat Leaf') in the Parsleys Database

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height:	2 feet
Plant Spread:	12 inches
Leaves:	Fragrant
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	White
Flower Time:	Late winter or early spring Spring Summer Fall
Underground structures:	Taproot
Uses:	Culinary Herb Salad greens Cut Flower Dried Flower
Edible Parts:	Stem Leaves Flowers
Eating Methods:	Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects: Ladybugs, lacewings, hoverflies, tachinid flies, parasitic mini-wasps.
Propagation: Seeds:	Needs specific temperature: 70-75F Days to germinate: 14-20 Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Start indoors before last frost
Pollinators:	Wasps Beetles Various insects
Containers:	Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Sep 29, 2014 7:47 AM concerning plant:

This parsley has broad, flat leaves with a sweet taste. It prefers growing in cooler weather.

Italian Parsley is good in soups and stews and on fish and meats. It adds color and even dried Italian parsley retains the bright green color.

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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Oct 16, 2011 5:12 PM concerning plant:

Host plant for the Black Swallowtail Butterfly (BST). Even if stripped by the caterpillars, the plant will generally return and produce continued growtht after the cats have left. Drought tolerant.

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Posted by skylark (JC NJ/So FL - Zone 7b) on Oct 2, 2014 7:05 PM concerning plant:

The Italian salad that utilizes the MOST amount of parsley is roasted parsnip with pecorino cheese and as much parsley as you can handle (tip: pretend it's arugula ;).
The Mediterranean salad that utilizes the MOST parsley is Lebanese tabbouleh, which uses a small amount of bulgur and gargantuan amounts of parsley.
Both are favorites of mine.

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