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perejil

Petroselinum crispum
Hierba bienal mediterránea de la familia de la zanahoria (Apiaceae), cultivada como anual por sus hojas. La llamada "oruga del perejil" — la oruga de la mariposa cola de golondrina negra (Papilio polyxenes) — se alimenta exclusivamente del follaje de las Apiaceae; plantar perejil es una de las formas más sencillas de acoger una población perenne de esta mariposa. Las variedades de hoja plana (italiana) tienen un sabor más intenso que las variedades rizadas.
Edible
Pollinator
Light
Full sun / Part sun
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
10-18" tall · 8" apart
Hardy in zones
Biennial in zones 4a-9b (grown as annual elsewhere)
AHS heat range
1-11
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
A documented larval host for the Black swallowtail — specialist wildlife that depend on plants like this to reproduce.

Cold hardiness

Future
This plant is grown as an annual; hardiness zones don't apply.

Heat tolerance

Future
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Appears in collections

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Colección · 8 plantas
Food-forest layered edible
A vertically stacked edible polyculture: nut-bearing canopy, fruit-bearing understory, berry shrub layer, herbaceous layer, and groundcover for temperate eastern North America.
Shagbark hickory
Pawpaw
Canadian serviceberry
Highbush blueberry
Allegheny blackberry
Chives
Parsley
Wild strawberry

Sources & citations

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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). perejil (Petroselinum crispum). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/petroselinum-crispum
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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