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 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: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Evergreen, Herbaceous, Perennial plant, Vine
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ground cover plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 4, 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: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Orange flower, Red flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves, Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Salad, Vegetables