Mustard Spinach, Komatsuna 'Savanna'

This plant is easily germinated outdoors, and grows quickly even when germinated in the midst of hot (>90F, >32C) summers, in direct sunl...Read Moreight, and with ample moisture. This plant can be grown in clusters in wide containers if desired, and thrives without issue in commercial peat-based potting mixes.

Young foliage has a tasty, only mildly piquant flavor, and is delicious in stews, stir fry, or salads. The young foliage is also a magnet for caterpillars, so be on the lookout. One will find this delicious, easily cultivated green, a hardy, rewarding, relatively trouble-free, year-round leaf vegetable that is suitable for just about any garden or reasonably sized container.

Sakata offers this description: "Savanna is a cross between an early heat tolerant Tendergreen type and cold tolerant, dark green-leafed ...Read MoreTendergreen. This hybrid provides better uniformity, faster growth and recovery than OP varieties for multiple cuts. It has large, glossy green, oval leaves and is slow bolting. " 10/22/07 Larger and darker green than Tendergreen. Vigorous.