--- title: "Coriander" description: "Coriander is a short-cycle leaf herb grown in nutrient film, sold fresh into cuisines with steady year-round demand. What the crop asks of a greenhouse, and why planting schedule is the main control the grower has." canonical: "https://dutchgreenhouses.com/crops/coriander" locale: "en" updated: "2026-08-11" --- # Coriander > Part of: [Greenhouse crops](/crops.md) · Provider: [DutchGreenhouses](/) Coriander is a short-cycle leaf herb grown in nutrient film as part of a mixed herb programme, sold fresh into cuisines with steady year-round demand. The crop moves quickly from harvestable leaf to flowering stem under warm temperatures and long days, so planting schedule, rather than climate alone, is the grower’s main control. ## Facts | Property | Value | |---|---| | Scientific name | Coriandrum sativum taxon | | Crop group | Herb categorical | | Growing system | Nutrient film categorical | | Cycle | Short cycle categorical | | Harvested product | Leaf categorical | Crops # Coriander. A fast herb that runs to seed the moment it is held too long. Coriander sells into cuisines with steady year-round demand, and it is one of the herbs a mixed nutrient-film house adds to widen its range rather than growing alone. The leaf is the product in most markets, and it is graded on freshness and on the absence of any sign the plant has begun to bolt. ## What the crop needs The crop is short-cycle and grown in nutrient film. Its defining commercial risk is how quickly it moves from harvestable leaf to a flowering stem, which is driven by temperature and day length rather than by the calendar. Scheduling is therefore the main control the grower has, and a house running coriander is planning plantings as much as it is managing climate. ## Part of a herb programme Coriander earns its place inside a wider herb programme rather than on its own. The design case is a nutrient-film system whose channels can be reassigned between crops, a climate that suits several short herbs at once, and a layout that lets one crop be cleared without disturbing the ones beside it. DutchGreenhouses® designs the structure, climate and irrigation around the herb programme as a whole, so a mixed house can carry several short crops on one system. Get in touch to discuss a herb project. Coriander ## The varieties ### Coriander / cilantro A fast herb that bolts if it is held too long. ## A leaf bought for its scent Coriander is bought almost entirely for aroma. It is added raw at the end of a dish, in small amounts, and its whole job is to smell of itself. That aroma is volatile, and it is at its strongest while the plant is still standing in the channel. The leaf is also thin, and thin leaves lose water quickly. Coriander shows its age sooner than most herbs on a shelf. It goes limp, then dark, and it is graded down long before it is inedible. A journey measured in days spends most of the saleable life of the crop before the buyer ever sees it. Grown near the market, the crop is cut and delivered inside the window it is good for. Plantings are cleared on schedule rather than held back to fill a shipment, which is the same discipline the crop already asks of the grower. ### Nutrition facts Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw Per 100 g Energy 23 kcal Fat 0.52 g Carbohydrate 3.67 g Sugars 0.87 g Fiber 2.8 g Protein 2.13 g Sodium 46 mg Potassium 521 mg Vitamin C 27 mg Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 169997 From the knowledge base ## Reads you might find interesting ceacultivationbusiness-case ### Grow Like a Pro: Starting Smart, Growing Strong How Grow Like a Pro combines smart farming, CEA technology and local partnerships for eco-friendly, profitable, pesticide-free greenhouse pr Read article education ### The Case for a College Greenhouse Why a college greenhouse belongs in the curriculum: teaching science, craftsmanship, business logic and sustainability, and preparing studen Read article education ### The Case for a High School Greenhouse Why every high school greenhouse matters: how it makes STEM tangible, builds responsibility and teamwork, and helps students discover their Read article education ### Greenhouses in Education: The Case for Schools Greenhouses in education reconnect students to reality — the full case for why every school, high school, college and trade program should h Read article historyconstruction ### The Origins of Greenhouse Horticulture: My Backyard A tour through greenhouse horticulture history: from 19th-century Westland fruit walls to the “City of Glass” and today’s international high Read article company ### DutchGreenhouses Rebranded: A New Corporate Identity Announcing our new corporate identity — a visual style reflecting our dedication to advanced, high-quality greenhouse projects and The Futur Read article ## FAQ **What is the main commercial risk with coriander?** Bolting. The crop moves quickly from harvestable leaf to a flowering stem, driven by temperature and day length rather than by the calendar. Once bolting shows on the leaf the batch is unsaleable, so the value is in clearing the crop on schedule rather than in growing it larger. **Why is coriander grown as part of a mixed herb programme?** It rarely justifies a house on its own. Coriander widens the range of a mixed nutrient-film house, sharing one water system, one climate and one pack line with the other short herbs, with channels reassigned between crops as the programme changes. **What does growing coriander ask of the greenhouse design?** Flexibility and evenness. Channels that can be reassigned between crops, a nutrient system that suits several short herbs at once, and a layout that lets one crop be cleared without disturbing the ones beside it — with a climate even enough that a batch arrives ready as one, not in two halves. ## Related [Greenhouse crops](/crops.md) · [Basil](/crops/basil.md) · [Parsley](/crops/parsley.md) · [Mint](/crops/mint.md) · [Hydroponics](/irrigation/hydroponics.md) · [Coriander / Cilantro](/crops/coriander/coriander.md) ## See also https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41611 --- Canonical HTML version: https://dutchgreenhouses.com/crops/coriander