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Parsley 'Gigante d’Italia' Seeds

Big, glossy flat leaves with a fresh, peppery taste

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Key benefits

  • Big, glossy flat leaves with a fresh, peppery taste
  • Crops heavily and keeps going into the cold months
  • Use by the handful in tabbouleh, salsa verde and gremolata
  • Grows about 45 cm tall in a deep pot or veg bed
  • Packet of about 125 seeds with growing instructions

Gigante d’Italia is a big, broad-leaved Italian flat-leaf parsley that crops heavily and keeps going well into the cold months. The leaves are dark green and glossy with a fresh, slightly peppery taste, carried on thick stems that are also chopped and cooked like celery in Italy, hence its other name, Sellerina. Use it by the handful in tabbouleh, salsa verde and gremolata, or scatter it over roasts and soups. Petroselinum crispum 'Gigante d’Italia' grows to about 45 cm and does as well in a deep pot as it does in the vegetable bed.

Sowing and growing

  • Sow indoors in modules March to April, or outdoors April to July; a July sowing gives leaves through autumn and into winter in a sheltered spot.
  • Sow 1 cm deep. Soaking the seed in warm water overnight speeds things up.
  • Germination is slow, usually 3 to 4 weeks, so keep the compost moist and be patient.
  • Full sun or partial shade, in moist, fertile soil.
  • Grows to about 45 cm tall and 20 cm wide.
  • First cuts about 10 to 12 weeks after sowing, then pick regularly from the outside.
  • Hardy biennial: leafy in its first year, then flowers and sets seed in its second.

What you receive: a packet of about 125 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

Browse our full range of herb and vegetable seeds, or pair it with chives and basil in the Kitchen Herbs seed collection.

How to use
  1. Soak the seed in warm water overnight to speed things up.
  2. Sow 1 cm deep, indoors in modules March to April or outdoors April to July.
  3. Keep the compost moist while you wait, as germination usually takes 3 to 4 weeks.
  4. Pick regularly from the outside once plants are 10 to 12 weeks old.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why are parsley seeds slow to germinate?

Parsley seed has a hard coat and naturally takes three to four weeks to come up, sometimes longer in cold soil. Soaking it overnight in warm water and keeping the compost evenly moist and warm both help. Mark the row so you do not lose track of it while you wait.

Can I grow parsley in a pot?

Yes. Parsley has a long taproot, so choose a pot at least 20 cm deep and fill it with multipurpose compost. Keep it watered and pick from the outer stems so new leaves keep coming from the centre.

Is parsley annual or perennial?

It is a biennial. In its first year it makes leaves; in the second spring it sends up flower stems, the leaves turn coarse, and the plant dies after setting seed. Most gardeners sow fresh each year, often twice, for a continuous supply.

What is your returns policy?

Changed your mind? You can return pots, gifts, accessories and other non-plant items. Email hello@growtropicals.com with your order number within 14 days of delivery, then send the item back within 14 days of telling us. You pay the return postage.

Items must come back unused and in their original condition. If an item has been used, we may reduce your refund by the value it has lost, and for used items this can be the full price.

Live plants cannot be returned because you have changed your mind, but they are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or wrong, email us with your order number and photos and we will put it right at no cost to you. Full details are in our returns policy.

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