🌿 Mitsuba (Japanese Wild Parsley)
Cryptotaenia japonica
herbs
perennial/annual
☀️ Sun
partial shade to full shade
💧 Water
moderate to high
🗺️ Zones
[4,5,6,7,8,9]
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
moist, rich
📏 Spacing
6-8 inches
📐 Height
12-18 inches
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (4)
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ full-sun herbs (rosemary, lavender, sage)
Mitsuba requires shade and moisture; Mediterranean herbs need the opposite
📝 Growing Notes
The Japanese chervil. A delicate parsley-celery herb grown in shade (it bolts in sun). Each plant produces three distinct edible parts: leaves (garnish), stems (the prized part , crunchy, aromatic), and roots (cooked as vegetable). Essential in authentic Japanese cooking.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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