Mizuna

Mizuna - Japanese Cabbage Early  Vigorous and uniform plant.  Leaves are dark green with white borders. Small compact bush with good dimensions.

Japanese mizuna greens have long been a staple of Asian cooking, as the plant originated in Japan. Like other greens mizuna go by a long list of names like Japanese mustard, potherb mustard, California peppergrass, shui kai, and spider mustard. A peppery and spicy vegetable, this versatile addition to the garden can be grown year-round in some regions and is valued for its wonderful nutritional content. 

A member of the brassica family, it’s actually in the same family as cabbage.   Unlike other brassicas, mizuna can tolerate heat and cold weather to a better extent. 

Mizuna greens are foot-tall clumps of green serrated leaves with thin stems. While some cultivars also produce purple leaves like ‘Mizuna Crimson Tide’, this plant is added to gardens almost exclusively for its leaves. A quick grower, small grey seeds quickly sprout into sturdy leaves in small circular clumps. Near the end of the plant’s life, it will bolt and go to seed-producing small yellow flowers on long green spikes above the plant.