On Thu, 06 Feb 2003 10:23:25 -0600, zxcvbob
wrote:



" wrote:

I'd like to try growing wasabi. If anyone has any experience or a
source for bulbs? I'd appreciate any feedback.


Is it any different than horseradish? I thought they were the same plant,
just prepared differently.

Best regards,
Bob

Horseradish: Armoracia Rusticana (native to SE Europe)
Wasabi: Various attributions, most commonly Wasabia japonica and also
known as mountain hollyhock (whose leaves it resembles)
See photo at:
http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed/pictu...a-japonica.htm

....and note that the author calls it Eutrema japonica and assigns it
to the brassicas.

In short, no, they are not the same plant. (or genus or species)