Wasabi
Wasabia japonica
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Watering guidelines | The soil should be kept countinously very moist |
Fertilizer suggestions | Use Bog plant fertilizer (e.g. N5-P4-K6). |
Mist requirements | Does not need misting |
Light preferences | Prefers shady conditions |
Temperature preference | Prefers tepid summer (average around 15 °C) and frosty cold winter (average around 0 °C) climates. |
pH range | 6.0 - 7.0 |
Acidity preference | loves acidic conditions |
Toxicity | not poisonous |
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Climate | humid temperate |
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Other common names | Japanese Horseradish |
Family | Brassicaceae |
Other scientific names | Alliaria wasabi, Cochlearia wasabi, Eutrema japonica, Eutrema okinosimense, Eutrema wasabi, Lunaria japonica |
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Growth form | herb |
Hardiness | USDA 8 (plant tolerates a minimum temperature of -12°C) |
Flowering | true |
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