Description
Petroselinum crispum var neopolitanum
Italian flat leaf parsley is considered the best one to use in cooking since it is felt by some to have a stronger flavor. Parsley is a biennial that will grow leaves the first season and flower and make seeds the next. Can be used either fresh or dried. Plant in full sun. In the south parsely can be fall planted where it will grow leaves during the winter months then flower and make seed in the late spring. Parsely is a host plant for the swallowtail butterfly larvae and finches love to eat the seed. Height is 18 to 24″ tall and wide. Plants are shipped in a 3 pack.