Mitsuba | Japanese Parsley Seed
$5.32 – $24.19 AUD excl gst
A native Japanese herb resembling Giant Italian Parsley and is similarly as versatile
All parts of the plant are edible from roots to seed with the flavour described as celery combined with parsley, sorrel and coriander, quite a tasty combo. It is a shade loving plant preferring moist conditions. Although perennial by nature, this plant is grown as an annual food crop.
- Japanese hornwort or Japanese wild parsley
- Popular traditional vegetable, Dento Yasai
- Plants are low growing, up to 45-60cm tall by 20cm wide
- Heart-shaped, lightly ruffled leaves with purple/bronze stems
- The plant flowers light pink in mid-summer
Plant Family: Umbellifer
Seed Type: Untreated, Open pollinated, Cut and come again, Early transplanting, Transplantable
Growing Conditions: Field, Greenhouse (unheated), Cold tolerant, Heat tolerant
Seed & Seeder Compatibility: Jang JP series, Nursery Drop seeders, Paperpot Transplanter compatible, Six-Row Seeder, Vibro hand seeder, Wizard R2-R3, Wizard vacuum planters
Harvest Season: Summer, Autumn
