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
Blooming Seasons |
- Spring flowers
- Summer flowers
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Edible Parts |
- Edible leaves
- Edible Roots
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Culinary uses |
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Flower colors |
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Climate |
- Mediterranean Climate
- Subtropics Climate
- Temperate Climate
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Harvest Season |
- Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
- Winter harvest
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Ornamental parts |
- Ornamental flower
- Ornamental leaves
- Ornamental plant
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Plant growing speed |
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Plant life-form |
- Annual plant
- Evergreen
- Herbaceous
- Legumes
- Perennial plant
- Vine
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Plant Uses |
- Edible plants
- Ground cover plants
- Ground fixing plants
- Hedging plants
- Medical uses
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season |
- Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
- Summer planting
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Plants sun exposure |
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Watering plants |
- Big amount of water
- Regularly water
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Hardiness zone |
- Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 11
- Hardiness zone 5
- Hardiness zone 6
- Hardiness zone 7
- Hardiness zone 8
- Hardiness zone 9
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