Italian Flat Leaf Parsley

Petroselinum Neopolitanum

Parsley is a vibrant green culinary herb often used for seasoning or garnish.  The aromatic biennale feather like foliage remains harvestable until the temperature drops into the 20's.  In its second year Parsley will send up flower stalks of greenish-yellow umbels but lose its flavor when in bloom.   This mediterranean herb loves rich, consistently moist soils. Water often while establishing.  

Beyond being known to be an incredibly nutritive herb, Parsley has several medicinal uses, such as for improving digestion or high blood pressure, to being applied to reduce bruising*

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant.  Tolerant of most soils.  To contain growth and prevent legginess, harvest often once the body of the plant has a minimum of three segments.  Leaf spot and root rot are potential issues.  Watch for carrot weevils, flea beetles, and leafhoppers.

LANDSCAPE USES: Mass Planting, Medicine Garden, Kitchen Garden, Cottage Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Asparagus, Corn, Tomatoes

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