Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America

Herbs - Parsley, Lists 1-26 Combined

Edited by Todd C. Wehner, Jeanine M. Davis and George B. Cox

Bartowich Long - Vendor: Johnny's. Characteristics: 95 days, good flavor, fall, winter and spring harvest, slender roots 7-10" long, nutty taste; root parsley type.

Bravour - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: more recent cultivar with high yield of early dark green leaves; curled leaf parsley type.

Champion Moss Curled - Vendor: Seed Savers Exchange. Characteristics: 70-85 days; curled leaf parsley type.

Clivi - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: dwarf plant, very neat and prolific, base leaves do not turn yellow; curled leaf parsley type.

Consort - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: emerald green leaves 8" long and 10" wide; curled leaf parsley type.

Curlina - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: rich green color, for fresh market; curled leaf parsley type.

Dark Green Curled - Vendor: Redwood City Seed Co. Characteristics: densely curled leaves; curled leaf parsley type.

Dark Green Italian var. neapolitanum - Vendor: Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Twilley Seeds. Characteristics: 78 day celery-leaf cultivar, good flavor, excellent for drying; plain-leaf parsley type.

Darki - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: dwarf, intensely curled, very deep green; curled leaf parsley type.

Decora - Breeder: Sakata. Vendor: Twilley Seeds. Characteristics: 80 days, dark green leaves; curled leaf parsley type. 1979.

Decorator (ACR no. 3031) - Breeder and vendor: Abbott and Cobb. Parentage: selection out of Paramount. Characteristics: open pollinated, extremely tight curl, extra dark-green and has thick leaves and stems. Resistance: none claimed. Adaptation: wide. 1977.

Deep Green - Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Co. Characteristics: leaves dark green, moss curled and erect; coarsely cut and deeply curled.

Evergreen - Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co., Mountain View, Calf. Parentage: single-plant selection Double Curled in 1928. Characteristics: vigorous grooving. Similar: Double Curled. Adaptation: wide. 1940

Extra Curled Dwarf - Vendor: Nichols Garden Nursery. Characteristics: compact plants, dark green moss-like leaves; curled leaf parsley type.

Extra Triple Curled (Moss Curled Sel.) - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: compact, densely curled, dark green; curled leaf parsley type.

Fakir - Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: 85 days, parsnip shaped roots, dark green plain leaf top, high yields; root parsley type.

Favorit - Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: 75 days, very dark green double curled leaves; curled leaf parsley type.

Forest Green - Vendor: Richters, Johnny's, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Twilley Seeds, Seedway. Characteristics: 75-80 days, good flavor, long, stiff, upright stems, good for bunching; standard curled leaf parsley type. Resistance: tolerant to heat.

French - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: plain dark green, deeply cut leaves with fine flavor; curled leaf parsley type.

Frisca Curly Parsley - Vendor: Shepherd's Garden Seeds. Characteristics: 75 days; vigorous Dutch cultivar with dense, extra curly leaves, fine flavor; curled leaf parsley type. Resistance: mildew.

Frison - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: darker than Moss Curled, a heavy cropper; curled leaf parsley type.

Giant Italian Parsley - Vendor: Nichols Garden Nursery. Characteristics: 85 days, 2-3 feet tall and thick stalked; plain-leaf parsley type.

Gigante Catalogno - Vendor: Johnny's. Characteristics: large flat leaves, 2.0-2.5" long; good taste; plain-leaf parsley type.

Gigante d'Italia - Vendor: Redwood City Seed Co., Shepherd's Garden Seeds. Characteristics: 2-3' wide plants with leaves 2" across, aromatic, mild taste with a juicy texture; plain-leaf parsley type.

Green Lace (76-CD-4) - Breeder: R. Engle. Vendor: Dessert Seed Co. Characteristics: freeze tolerant, bright light green. Resistance: frost damage. Similar: Paramount. Adaptation: wide. 1979.

Green River - Vendor: Richters, Nichols Garden Nursery. Characteristics: 70 days, medium green, double-curled type, good early branching; slow bolter; curled leaf parsley type. Resistance: diseases, tolerant to cold and heat. Adaptation: bedding plant production and home garden.

Hamburg - Vendor: Richters, Nichols Garden Nursery. Characteristics: 90 days, standard cultivar, roots 8-10" long, flat leaves; root parsley type.

Italian - Vendor: Richters, Redwood City Seed Co. Characteristics: 75 days, dark green leaves with strong flavor; plain-leaf parsley type.

Italian Dark Green - Vendor: Johnny's. Characteristics: strong taste, flat dark green leaves with strong parsley/celery flavor, stiff upright stems for bunching; plain-leaf parsley type.

Italian Plain Leaf - Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: 78 days, dark green flat leaf, vigorous growth; plain-leaf parsley type.

Krausa - Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: 75 days, dark green very dense curled leaf, strong stalks, fast regrowth; curled leaf parsley type.

Moss Curled - Vendor: Richters. Characteristics: bright green with deeply cut leaves; standard curled leaf parsley type.

Novas - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: best plain-leaf cultivar, good regrowth, not cold tolerant; plain-leaf parsley type.

Pagoda - Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: 85 days, moss curled leaves, long stemmed; curled leaf parsley type.

Paramount - Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Co., Mountain View, Calif. Parentage: selection Ex. Triple Curled. Characteristics: a distinct cultivar; dwarfer, darker green than Ex. Triple Curled. Adaptation: wide. 1936.

Paramount - Vendor: Holmes Seed Co. Characteristics: 85 days, triple curled, uniform curled dark green leaves, adapts well; curled leaf parsley type.

Petra - Vendor: Bejo. Characteristics: 87 days, moss curled parsley with strong, long stems and densely curled dark green leaves; good regrowth after cutting; curled leaf parsley type.

Plain - Vendor: Richters, Nichols Garden Nursery. Characteristics: 72 days, deeply cut, bright green leaves, good flavor; plain-leaf parsley type.

Regent - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: small plant, overwinters, tightly curled, can be grown in pots; curled leaf parsley type.

Shamrock Double Curled - Breeder and vendor: Shamrock Seed Co. Characteristics: open pollinated; double curl type with 75-day maturity; plants dark green; recovers quickly after cutting; excellent for fresh market and dehydration. Similar: Forest Green. Adaptation: throughout U.S. if sown in proper season. 1996.

Single-Leaf Italian - Vendor: Shepherd's Garden Seeds. Characteristics: 80 days, full-flavored broad-leaf parsley with dark green leaves, good for drying in bunches; plain-leaf parsley type.

Sweet Italian - Vendor: Johnny's Selected Seeds. Characteristics: deep green leaves; sweet taste; plain-leaf parsley type.

Triple Curled - Vendor: Twilley Seeds. Characteristics: 88 days, tightly curled leaves, less productive than Decora; curled leaf parsley type.

Verdi - Vendor: Seeds-by-Size. Characteristics: summer and autumn cutting, heavy yielding, closely curled; curled leaf parsley type.