Culantro is a perennial culinary herb, grown for the flavor it brings to the kitchen. Notably, it stands up to deer and grows just as well in a container as in the ground. Its summer flowers are a moderate draw for honeybees and native bees, even though the harvest is the prize. As a member of the carrot family, give it a fresh bed each year — away from where its relatives just grew — so the soil-borne pests and diseases of the family never get a foothold.
Culantro — the short answer
Culantro: part sun, pH 5.5–7.5.
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
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- Sun
- Part Sun
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- Frost-kill temp (growing season)
- 32°F
- Growable Ground Plant Database
Plant data: Growable Ground Plant Database, compiled from FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS and university Extension sources — each tile names its own row's source, because per-field provenance varies.
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What Culantro is
Culantro grows as a perennial and reaches around a foot and a half at maturity. It blooms green in summer. It's also deer-resistant and well suited to containers.
How to grow Culantro
Culantro does best in part sun — at least 4 hours of direct sun a day — and soil from pH 5.5 to 7.5, on well-drained ground.
USDA Zones
Data pending
Soil pH
5.5 - 7.5
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Sun
Part Sun
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Drainage
well (dry spells)
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Frost Kill Temperature
32°F
Where cold starts killing growing tissue. Not a winter-survival floor — a dormant perennial takes far colder, which its hardiness zone answers.
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Mature Height
1.5 ft
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Start the season right
Plant culantro in part sun with at least 4 hours of direct sun, once the soil has warmed and frost risk has passed.
Match the soil
Culantro prefers pH 5.5 to 7.5 (Growable Ground Plant Database). A quick soil test from your local Extension lab tells you whether to add lime or sulfur to land in band.
Water steadily
Keep the root zone evenly moist through establishment. A 2–3 inch mulch layer holds moisture without waterlogging.
Harvest at maturity
Snip sprigs as you need them — regular cutting keeps the foliage tender and slows it bolting to flower. Local Cooperative Extension guides publish timing tables.
Where Culantro thrives
Whether culantro thrives on a given site comes down to its soil pH, drainage, sun, and frost dates — the conditions that vary parcel to parcel.
What grows around Culantro
Growing guides for culantro
In rotation planning, culantro counts as a Carrot — beds recover best when carrot crops don’t follow each other in the same spot year over year. (Growable Ground derivation — crop-rotation group from botanical family)
Good to know
Culantro offers moderate value to bees and other pollinators.
Before you harvest culantro, know your soil
Anything you grow to eat takes up what's in the ground it grows in, so it's worth knowing what's documented near you before you plant culantro for food. Our free screen reads 8 federal source types across roughly 1.8M indexed sites and shows which sit near your address and which way they drain. It's a screening estimate from public records and proximity — not a soil test — so a nearby record means a soil test is worth it, not that your soil is unsafe.
Your land is one point inside Culantro's range
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How we know this about Culantro
The figures above are cited per row, not per site: the pH band names this plant’s own source column, the three temperature figures each carry their own, and days-to-maturity cites the publication that actually lists it. All of it comes from the Growable Ground Plant Database — a compilation over FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS, and university Extension sources, published openly with per-field provenance.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I grow Culantro in my zone?
Zone data for culantro is being finalized. A Growable Ground report checks your parcel's full suitability against federal soil, climate, and zone data.
When should you plant Culantro?
Most growers plant culantro after the last spring frost, once the soil has warmed. Your local frost dates set the exact window — a Growable Ground report reads them for your address.
How much sun does Culantro need?
Culantro does well in partial sun — around 4 hours of direct sun, and it takes some afternoon shade in stride. That flexibility makes it a good match for a bed the house or a nearby tree shades for part of the day. A Growable Ground report maps how the sun actually falls on your land, hour by hour, so you can set it where the light lines up.
What soil does Culantro need?
Culantro prefers soil pH 5.5 to 7.5, on well-drained ground (Growable Ground Plant Database). Your report scores your parcel's actual soil against that using USDA SSURGO data.
Does Culantro attract pollinators?
Yes — culantro's flowers are a solid nectar source for honeybees and native bees.