World’s biggest parsley plant grown by Iowa State University researcher


A 7 foot 9 3/8 inch parsley plant grown by an Iowa State University researcher is the largest ever in the world, and the grower is now waiting for the Guinness Book of World Records to recognize the feat.

Agronomist David Brenner, a plant germplasm curator at the plant introduction station, wasn't trying to set a record when he planted the parsley last year, but he knew that the old record was within reach.

"I knew the record was attainable, so I was keeping my eye on what the plants were doing," he said.

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