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Brassicaceae
India mustard
Brassica juncea
Also known as Brassica juncea var. aspera, Brassica juncea var. tsatsai, Brassica juncea var. longidens, Brassica nigra var. japonica
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Mustard · Edible · Leafy Green · Cool Season · Fast Growing · Culinary Herb · Brassica · Annual · Garden Vegetable
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
India mustard is a fast-growing cool-season plant that thrives in full sun to partial shade with consistently moist, fertile soil. Water regularly during dry spells and fertilize lightly in spring. Harvest leaves young for the best flavor and deadhead flowers to extend the growing season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.2
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Bahamas, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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