Mizuna Red Streaks Mustard brings an artist's palette to your salad bowl with its wispy, frilly dark green leaves splashed with burgundy streaks that deepen beautifully in cooler weather. This fast-growing Brassica rapa cultivar thrives in zones 4-10, reaching 12 inches tall and ready for harvest in just 40-49 days. Once relegated to garnish status, this Japanese mustard has earned its place as a prized salad green with a surprisingly mild peppery flavor that won't overwhelm delicate greens.
Full Sun
Moderate
4-10
12in H x 4in W
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The red streaks that give this mizuna its name truly shine in fall weather, creating stunning visual contrast in gourmet salad mixes. Its mild mustard flavor makes it approachable for those who find other mustards too sharp, while the edible stalks add another dimension to your harvest. Fast growth and good heat tolerance mean it bolts later than lettuce, extending your growing season. The cut-and-come-again nature allows up to three harvests from a single planting, making it incredibly productive for such a compact plant.
Mizuna Red Streaks excels in fresh salad mixes where its frilly texture and burgundy highlights create visual interest alongside its mild peppery bite. Both the tender leaves and flavorful stalks can be harvested, with baby leaves perfect for delicate salads and mature plants suitable for bunching greens. The leaves can be used as a colorful garnish or mixed into mesclun blends.
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Start seeds 4 weeks before the last spring frost for early harvest, or 4-6 weeks before first fall frost for autumn crops when red coloration is most pronounced.
Direct sow in spring at 1-inch spacing, then thin to final 4-inch spacing, using thinned baby plants for early salads.
Begin harvesting baby leaves at just 20 days, or wait for full-size plants at 40-49 days depending on your preference. Cut plants 3-4 inches from the ground to encourage regrowth, allowing for multiple harvests over several weeks as weather permits. The entire plant can be harvested at once, or leaves can be gradually picked for continuous production.
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