Use This New Secret to Grow Lots of Coriander (Cilantro) in Pots at Home. We will show you the results of this simple gardening experiment we conducted using this trick in the end. Before we start, let’s look into the difference between Cilantro and Coriander. The botanical name for both is Coriandrum sativum. Well, actually it’s the same but in US, it’s known as Cilantro and rest of the world its Coriander. Some say in US, the leaves and the stem is called Cilantro whereas the seeds are called