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NZ heritage coriander Nz Heritage Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

A variety of coriander

How to sow NZ heritage coriander: Direct seed indoors, transplant seedlings outside after hardening off

Sun requirement for NZ heritage coriander: Plant in Full Sun

An ancient culinary and medicinal herb. The leaves are used as cilantro, the seeds as coriander, and the roots are excellent in soups and stews. Grows well in New Zealand during the cool seasons. A heavy feeder. Sow in trays in early spring or early autumn, prick out at 2.5 cm and transplant at 6 cm high at 20 cm diagonal spacing. For seed, don't pick the leaves heavily.

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Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

Growing NZ heritage coriander

  1. Dig compost into the bed 1 week before sowing
  2. Water regularly at sowing every week
  3. Thin the seedlings 2 weeks after sowing
  4. Sow another batch 3 weeks after sowing every month
  5. Pick leaves regularly at first harvest every week
  6. Collect seeds from plants left to flower 6 weeks after first harvest
  7. Pull out finished plants 8 weeks after first harvest

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Coriandrum sativum L.

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Rosidae
Apiales
Umbelliferae
Optimal temperature 15 - 25 °C
Absolute temperature 4 - 32 °C
Killing temperature growth: 0 °C, rest: -10 °C
Optimal rainfall 500 - 1400 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 300 - 2600 mm/year
Optimal soil pH 5.5 - 7.5
Absolute soil pH 4.0 - 8.0
Crop cycle 35 - 140 days
Max altitude 2200 m
Life form herb
Life span annual
Habit erect
Optimal soil depth medium (50-150 cm)
Optimal soil texture medium
Optimal soil fertility high
Optimal soil drainage well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Optimal light clear skies

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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