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Wasabi
Plant·Eutrema japonicum
Part shade
Sun
High
Water
Moist soil
Drainage
Zones 7–10
Hardiness
Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) is a plant. It grows best in part shade and has high water needs.
Through the year
GrowingFloweringFruiting
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Tolerates part shade
Needs a lot of water
Tolerates moist soil, as long as it drains well
Prefers soil pH 6–7
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Prefers sandy loam, loam soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (moderate)
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height30–60 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 20 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–60 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
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HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, rhizome division, stem cuttings
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Doesn't self-seed on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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