Mitsuba (Japanese Parsley)
Cryptotaenia japonica
Cryptotaenia japonica, commonly called mitsuba, Japanese wild parsley and Japanese honewort among other names, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the celery family native to Japan, Korea and China. The plant is edible and is commonly used as a garnish and root vegetable in Japan, and other Asian countries. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Cryptotaenia canadensis as Cryptotaenia canadensis subsp. japonica.
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At a glance
- Sunlight
- Deep shade
- Water need
- Medium
- Mature height
- 0.4 m
- Maintenance
- Low
- Hardiness
- USDA 4–9
- Layers
- herb, groundcover
Functional roles
Propagation
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When: Sow spring; self-seeds
Shade-loving perennial herb with a celery-parsley flavour; self-seeds to carpet the woodland floor.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.