This eye-catching all purpose herb has a rich and aromatic flavour.
It is great for fresh eating and adding to pasta, soup and potato salads. Dark Green Italian parsley has strong stems, large leaves and great production. It is an easy cut-and-come again herb.
Dark Green Italian parsley grows to a height of 10-18 inches.
And it’s good to know that parsley is easy to grow from seed. And you can easily keep a plant going over the winter.
A bit more:
Not only is parsley a wonderfully versatile herb in the kitchen, it is also a good source of many bioactive compounds (e.g. flavonoids, coumarins, carotenoids).
In a recent review (2026), mind the long title: “Antioxidant and Neuroprotective Potential of Some Edible Fruits and Vegetable Extracts Based on Comparative Phytochemical Profiling and Bioactivity”, the authors list parsley’s known functions:
“The plant exhibits a wide range of biological and pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, antiplatelet, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antihyperuricemic [anti-gout], hepatoprotective, nephroprotective [protects the kidneys], anticancer, wound healing, anti-obesity, estrogenic, and neuroprotective effects.”
All the more reason to sprinkle parsley on as many dishes as possible!
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How to Grow Parsley from Seed? Ease of Germination: Easy. Start your parsley when you start your outdoor garden plants (mid/end of May for us). Sow seeds just below the soil surface, keep soil moist until seedlings emerge. Parsley can be slow to germinate (up to 2 weeks). It helps to soak seeds overnight in water, then drain and plant. If growing in a container, pick a deep one as parsley has a deep root system. You can also start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost.
