Coriandrum sativum 'Slow Bolt' seedlings

I never got around to sowing my cilantro (aka coriander) seeds, but luckily it seeded itself last year!

Cilantro is one of those flavours people either love or hate. I love it.

Coriandrum sativum: flowers

Coriandrum sativum, known in English as "cilantro", "Chinese parsley", or "coriander", and in French as coriandre, is an annual herb native to southwest Asia and north Africa. Its leaves are deliciously (or revoltingly, to some people) fragrant, and its seeds are an important ingredient in Indian cooking. By the time it bolts, like in this photo, the leaves are no longer good for eating, but the delicate flowers are pretty and there are the seeds to look forward to. I find that cilantro self-seeds to some extent.