Bunch of Géant d'Italie flat-leaf parsley with large, deeply cut leaves, next to a small pile of seeds

Close-up of the flat, cut leaves of Géant d'Italie parsley, a tender green, in a cultivated clump

Giant of Italy parsley seeds

Name: Giant of Italy parsley seeds
Brand: Kokopelli
SKU: A0147
Price: 5.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$5.00

An heirloom flat-leaf parsley of Italian origin, Géant d'Italie bears large, pointed leaves in dark green, very aromatic, on a clump 25 to 30 cm tall.

The packet contains 2 g of organic, open-pollinated seeds. Germination can take a month, after which harvesting continues all year if you stagger the sowings.

Ref. A0147·Vegetable seeds

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What you receive: a 2 g packet of organic, open-pollinated seeds of Géant d'Italie parsley.
Sowing: February to April under cover, March to September outdoors, at 10 to 23 °C.
Germination: up to a month, shortened by soaking for 1 to 2 days.
Harvest: 2 to 3 months after sowing, then continuously all year round.
Ground spacing: one plant every 8 to 15 cm, in rows 30 cm apart.
The plant: a flat-leaf parsley with broad pointed leaves, 25 to 30 cm tall.

Heirloom flat-leaf parsley with broad leaves, farmers' seeds, harvested all year round

The Géant d'Italie parsley seeds from the Kokopelli Association produce an heirloom flat-leaf parsley with broad, pointed leaves, forming a clump 25 to 30 cm tall. The 2 g packet contains organic, reproducible seeds. Sown from February to September, it can be harvested 2 to 3 months later, then continuously all year round.

Géant d'Italie is a heritage flat-leaf parsley of Italian origin, whose large pointed leaves of a dark green give off a strong scent as soon as they are crushed. The foliage forms a clump 25 to 30 cm tall, and the plant is a biennial: it produces leaves in the first year, then flowers and sets seed in the second.

Its flat leaves come away and chop in a single movement, which makes it a natural choice for everyday cooking: tabbouleh, green sauces, persillade, bouquet garni. Because it is sown under cover from February to April, then outdoors from March to September, you can stagger several rows through the year and harvest continuously. It grows in open ground or in a pot, in sun or partial shade, in a cool, light grow medium rich in humus.

📅 Slow germination

Parsley can take up to a month to germinate, a delay that often leads people to give up on a sowing that is still germinating. Soaking for 1 to 2 days in water before sowing softens the seed coat and shortens this delay. Then cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil and keep the surface moist until emergence, between 10 and 23 °C, because a sowing that dries out after 10 days fails when nothing is yet visible. The guide to germination failures helps you spot the other causes.

A seeder to spread 2 g of fine seeds

A hand seeder lets you place the fine seeds from the packet one by one along the row, instead of tipping them out in clumps that you would then have to thin. You therefore sow less densely, and each seedling has, from emergence, the room that its taproot requires. Later on, this root has the depth it needs in a grow bed of at least 20 cm, filled with clay pebbles.

✂️ Cut from the outside

Harvesting begins 2 to 3 months after sowing, then continues all year round as long as you renew the rows. Always cut the outer stems at the base and leave the heart intact, because new stems grow from the centre of the clump. By taking no more than a third of the foliage at each pass, every 10 to 15 days, you keep a plant productive without exhausting it.

Harvest

Cut the outer stems at the base, never the heart of the clump.

Restart

Each cut encourages the plant to produce new stems from the centre.

Resow

Sow a new row in spring, before the second-year plants flower.

💧 Parsley in aquaponics

In an aquaponic system, parsley behaves like a leafy herb: its nitrogen needs remain modest and it has no structure to support, which makes it suitable for a system that is still young. Its particular feature is its taproot, which goes deep into the grow medium. A media bed 20 cm deep therefore suits it far better than a very shallow raft basket, where the plant establishes slowly and stays small. The list of 15 plants to grow in aquaponics helps you plan the rest of the bed.

Technical specifications

The sachet

Capacity: 2 g of seedsEnough to sow several rows over the season.
Seed origin: Kokopelli associationOrganic seeds, royalty-free.
Seed type: Open-pollinated, non-hybridReproducible: seed from your own harvest will give the same variety.
Seed storage: About 2 yearsBeyond that, sow more densely to compensate.

The plant

Botanical name: Petroselinum crispumApiaceae family, like coriander and carrot.
Type: Flat-leaf parsley with large leavesBroad, pointed, dark green leaves, highly aromatic.
Cycle: BiennialFoliage in the first year, flowers in the second.
Height of the foliage: 25 to 30 cm

Seedling and harvest

Seedlings under cover: February to April
Direct seedling: March to September
Seedling depth: Thin layer of soilBarely cover, then firm down.
Germination temperature: 10 to 23 °C
Germination time: Up to 1 monthSoaking for 1 to 2 days shortens this time.
From seedling to harvest: 2 to 3 months
Spacing: 8 to 15 cmIn rows 30 cm apart.
Aspect: Sun or partial shade

To budget for separately

Seed drill: 1 hand seeder for fine seeds
Deep container: 1 tray at least 20 cm deep

10 further specifications are available in the detailed view.

In the box

1 packet of 2 g of organic Géant d'Italie parsley seeds

Pack size, sowing, height and spacing: data sheet from the seed supplier Kokopelli (ref. A0147), taken on 11/10/2026. Time to harvest and storage life are orders of magnitude for mainland France.

Manufacturer and product safety

Manufacturer: Association Kokopelli (SIREN 433481124, TVA FR80433481124)
Postal address: 7 route de Sabarat, Forêt de Castagnès, 09290 Le Mas-d'Azil, France
Contact: Formulaire de contact : https://kokopelli-semences.fr/fr/faq/ (aucune adresse e-mail publique) ; téléphone 05 61 67 69 87
Website: kokopelli-semences.fr

Information provided under Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety.

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Frequently asked questions

6 questions

6 key questions

My parsley is taking 3 weeks to come up. Is my packet faulty?

How can you speed up germination?

The packet has marks on it, are the seeds damaged?

Why do you need to buy parsley seeds again more often?

My parsley is flowering in its second year, what should I do?

Can this parsley be grown in a pot, on a balcony?

Growing calendar

Guidelines for mainland France, to be shifted by about 2 weeks depending on your region.

Stage
Seedlings under cover3 months	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover in February	Seedlings under cover in March	Seedlings under cover in April	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no	Seedlings under cover: no
Direct seedling7 months	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling in March	Direct seedling in April	Direct seedling in May	Direct seedling in June	Direct seedling in July	Direct seedling in August	Direct seedling in September	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no	Direct seedling: no
Harvest12 months	Harvest in January	Harvest in February	Harvest in March	Harvest in April	Harvest in May	Harvest in June	Harvest in July	Harvest in August	Harvest in September	Harvest in October	Harvest in November	Harvest in December
Flowering3 months	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering in May	Flowering in June	Flowering in July	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no	Flowering: no

KeySeedlings under coverDirect seedlingHarvestFlowering

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Growing guidance

Seedling depth: Thin layer of soilBarely cover, then firm down
Germination temperature: 10 to 23 °C
Germination time: Up to 1 monthSoaking for 1 to 2 days shortens it
From seedling to harvest: 2 to 3 months
Spacing: 8 to 15 cmIn rows 30 cm apart
Height of the foliage: 25 to 30 cm
Cycle: BiennialFoliage in the first year, flowers in the second
Aspect: Sun or partial shade
pH in aquaponics: 6.5 to 7.5The usual balance between fish, bacteria and plants
Seed storage: About 2 yearsBeyond that, sow more densely

What you need to know

Soak the seeds in water for 1 to 2 days before sowing. The seed coat softens and germination, which can take a month, is brought forward by several days.
Keep the surface moist throughout germination. A seedling bed that dries out after 10 days fails while nothing is yet visible.
Cut the outer stems and leave the heart intact: that is where the new stems grow from.
Take no more than a third of the clump each time, and come back every 10 to 15 days rather than making one big cut a month.
Sow a row each spring. The second-year plant flowers and its leaves turn tough, while the new row takes over.
In aquaponics, put the parsley in a media bed 20 cm deep. Its taproot develops better there than in a very short raft basket.

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Giant of Italy parsley seeds

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