Garden Parsley

Petroselinum crispum

Commonly cultivated in gardens, rarely persistent or weakly escaped. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

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At a glance

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Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 1 Florida county.

Ecological relationships

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Petroselinum

Agrotis vetustaOld Man Dart
Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
Papilio polyxenesBlack Swallowtail, Celery Caterpillar, Fennel Worm, Desert Black Swallowtail, Parsnip Swallowtail
Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “June to October” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Flower color · “Yellow or green” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “8 inches–3 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Biennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic to neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “8–12 inches” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox