Mashua

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