How to grow Mashua growing and care:
Trellising, moist
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Tuber / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary vegetative reproduction?
Yes (to get the same tuber)
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, caterpillar
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
No need except for design
Size of the plant?
0.5-4 m, 2-160 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average 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 / Autumn
General information about the flower
Flower color can be: yellow, red, orange can be more than one color in a flower
Pollination is done by:
Bees, butterfly
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer / Autumn
How to harvest the leaves?
Trim just the leaves when the plant young when the plant establish can be with cut with the stems
Information about leaves:
Leaves edible the color green with round shape like plate.
Uses of Mashua leaves:
Salad, eaten raw, stir fry
Edible Roots
Information about Mashua’s tuber:
Colored tuber peel can be: red, white, brown, yellow, green, orange or purple, the inner is white, the shape can oval, cone or shapless, there is marks of stripes on the peel
When to pull up Mashua’s tuber:
Autumn / Winter
Uses of Mashua tuber:
Cook, eaten raw
Scientific name:
Tropaeolum tuberosum
Categories
Blooming Seasons |
- Autumn flowers
- Spring flowers
- Summer flowers
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Edible Parts |
- Edible leaves
- Edible Roots
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Culinary uses |
- Cooked
- Eaten raw
- Salad
- Vegetables
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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 |
- Average growing plants
- Fast growing plants
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Plant life-form |
- Annual plant
- Evergreen
- Herbaceous
- Perennial plant
- Vine
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Plant Uses |
- Edible plants
- Ground cover plants
- 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 |
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Hardiness zone |
- Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 4
- Hardiness zone 5
- Hardiness zone 6
- Hardiness zone 7
- Hardiness zone 8
- Hardiness zone 9
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