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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 40-60 cm
Plant Spread: 30 cm
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Culinary Herb
Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds very thin
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Mitsu-ba
  • Japanese Honeywort
  • Japanese Parsley

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Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-05

The steely gray/green makes a great contrast in the shade garden

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-01-06

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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