Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Purple Mitsuba Root

Species: Cryptotaenia japonica

History: Mitsuba is native to Japan, China, and Korea where it is used as a garnish, seasoning, and as a root vegetable. Mitsuba translates from Japanese as 'three leaves', referring to the way the plant grows leaves in groups of three. In Japan, it is also traditionally used at weddings where the stems of the plant are tied in knots to bring luck and symbolize the lasting relationship. It is also used in Japanese flower arrangement.  

Why We Grow It: Mitsuba has a light, refreshing, vegetal flavour that is reminiscent of parsley and celery. It is also high in calcium and vitamin C. This variety boasts attractive purplish foliage and produces small, pinkish-white star-shaped flowers which add a nice ornamental touch to the garden.  

$10.00

Quantity:

5 low in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cooking

Fruit Size:

Storage: Keeps about a week in the fridge

Harvest:

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

Soil Preferance: Adaptable to most soils

Flowering Time: Spring

Pollination Requirements:

Sun/Shade Requirements: Partial shade to full sun (approx. 6-10 hours) but likely prefers full sun

General Growth Habit: Herbaceous plant that reaches up to 0.45m tall (0.6m tall with flowers), moderately vigorous

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

Un-grafted plants (berries, seedlings and vines) are graded by year. We follow industry standard. Species specific details will soon be updated to give you a clearer idea of size, as there can be a very large variation by species.

Purple Mitsuba Root

Purple Mitsuba Root

$10.00

$10.00

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