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| Flat leafed parsley flowers (macro photography) |
Perhaps I should try and collect some seed for sewing next spring. I suspect the plant might die this winter.
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| Flat leafed parsley flowers (macro photography) |
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Saturday 30 August 2014
FLAT LEAFED PARSLEY OVER WINTERED
I always thought that flat leafed parsley was not very hardy and so during the last winter I over-wintered the parsley in a pot in my mini-greenhouse, along with all my other herbs. It survived very well. It's grown quite big after being repotted into a larger pot in fresh compost and placed on a sunny spot on the patio throughout this late spring and summer. Parsley is, as far as I know, a biennial that is often grown as an annual. For some reason though, I haven't used it in my cooking this year so I decided to let it flower and go to seed. The flowers, though tiny, are really pretty, and it has been flowering for weeks. Each individual flower is only 2-3mm in diameter. It's been a joy watching the pollinating insects visiting them.
Perhaps I should try and collect some seed for sewing next spring. I suspect the plant might die this winter.
Perhaps I should try and collect some seed for sewing next spring. I suspect the plant might die this winter.