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🌿 Mitsuba

Cryptotaenia japonica
herbs Perennial Apiaceae
Mitsuba plant photo
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade to Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-9
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Moist, rich
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
8-12 in
📐 Height
12-24 in
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Ferns
Woodland companions in moist shade
🤝 Wasabi
Both Japanese woodland herbs for shade

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Japanese wild parsley. Essential in Japanese cuisine. Three leaves per stem (mitsu-ba = three leaves). Shade lover.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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