Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Herbs – Parsley

Lists 1-27 Combined

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

Department of Horticultural Science
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609

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.

Geppetto – Breeder and vendor: Meyer Seed International. Characteristics: dark-green Italian parsley; large, glossy, dark-green leaves; excellent recovery and regrowth with a superior aroma. 2005.

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.

Pinocchio – Breeder and vendor: Daehnfeldt/SeedWorks. Characteristics: for commercial herb growers; has a plain, broad leaf that is larger than most parsley; medium-early, very vigorous plant which produces excellent yield. 2001.

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.