Garden Plant: Italian Parsley
Italian Parsley
Product Description: Italian Parsley
The Preferred Parsley
The Italian Parsley, Petroselinum crispum, has flat leaves that make this a preferred plant of gourmet cooks.
Do you love and grow roses? Grown near roses, parsley is thought to improve the scent and health of roses.
The leaf of the Flat Parsley is larger than Green River Parsley. The flat, dark leaf appears on fleshy stems 8 to 10 inches long. Parsley is quite cold hardy and stays green and harvestable through much of the winter, even in cold climates.
The Italian Dark Green Flat Parsley is the variety preferred by gourmet cooks. It both enhances and dilutes strong flavors such as onions or garlic.
Their culinary uses include salads, soups, butters, fish, and poultry.
Flat Parsley is a very nutritious herb containing large quantities of vitamins and mineral such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium.
They are great in window boxes and pots either inside or outside. Plant in the spring in well-drained soil.
- Flavorful
- High in vitamin C
- Cook’s delight