Cilantro Companion Planting
Coriandrum sativum
Carrot (Apiaceae) -- cool season
Good Companions for Cilantro
Cilantro flowers attract parasitoid wasps (Cotesia spp., Trichogramma spp.) and predatory hover flies that reduce caterpillar and aphid pressure on nearby tomatillo plants.
Allow cilantro to bolt and flower near tomatillo. Succession-sow cilantro for continuous bloom.
- Diversity and abundance of parasitoids associated with coriander -- Biological Control (2005)
Flowering cilantro attracts parasitoid wasps and hover flies that control flea beetles and aphids on mizuna. Both are fast-growing cool-season crops suitable for succession planting.
Succession-sow both for continuous harvest. Let some cilantro bolt for beneficial insect flowers.
- Diversity and abundance of parasitoids associated with coriander -- Biological Control (2005)
Flowering cilantro attracts parasitoid wasps and hover flies that prey on lettuce aphids (Nasonovia ribisnigri). Quick-bolting cilantro provides continuous floral resources through succession planting.
Succession-sow cilantro every 2-3 weeks among lettuce beds for continuous bloom.
- Diversity and abundance of parasitoids associated with coriander -- Biological Control (2005)