How to grow Kudzu growing and care:
Trellising
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but possible
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive, invasive
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Kudzu beetle
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Keep it small that it won’t take control of all the area
Size of the plant?
5-25m, 15-75 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Purple flowers grow on spikes
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Thinning the bloom:
To control the plant and that won’t be invasive need to thinning the blossom
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish trim freely with the branches young leaves
Information about leaves:
Green in deltoid shape sometimes with 1-3 lobes.
Uses of Kudzu leaves:
Cooked
Edible Roots
Information about tuber:
White with brown peel, round shape with lobes
When to pull up tuber:
Autumn / Winter
Uses of Kudzu tuber:
Cooked, parfait
Scientific name:
Pueraria montana
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Evergreen, Herbaceous, Legumes, Perennial plant, Vine
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ground cover plants, Ground fixing plants, Hedging plants, Medical uses, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Purple flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves, Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Cooked
