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Favorit Parsley
Petroselinum crispum 'Favorit'
Height: 12 inches
Spacing: 14 inches
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Hardiness Zone: 8b
Description:
This fast growing variety produces aromatic, double curled foliage that is deep green; when mature, it holds for a long time making harvesting easy; use in soups, salads or as a garnish; requires a well prepared fertilized soil and even moisture
Edible Qualities
Favorit Parsley is a perennial herb that is typically grown for its edible qualities. The fragrant ferny compound dark green leaves can be harvested at any time in the season. The leaves have a pleasant taste and a pleasant fragrance.
The leaves are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Eating When Cooked/Prepared
- Cooking
- Drying
- Seasoning
Features & Attributes
Favorit Parsley's attractive fragrant ferny compound leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season on a plant with a mounded habit of growth.
This is a dense herbaceous perennial herb with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage. This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Aside from its primary use as an edible, Favorit Parsley is sutiable for the following landscape applications;
- Border Edging
- General Garden Use
- Herb Gardens
- Container Planting
Planting & Growing
Favorit Parsley will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 14 inches apart. It grows at a fast rate, and tends to be biennial, meaning that it puts on vegetative growth the first year, flowers the second, and then dies. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant is typically grown in a designated herb garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Favorit Parsley is a good choice for the edible garden, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a canvas of foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.