tapioca plant seeds Tapioca Cassava Manihot escultenta 10 Seeds – R&B Floridaseeds

Name: tapioca plant seeds Tapioca Cassava Manihot escultenta 10 Seeds – R&B Floridaseeds
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tapioca plant seeds Tapioca Cassava Manihot escultenta 10 Seeds – R&B FloridaseedsManihot esculenta, commonly known as cassava, tapioca, manioc or yuca, is a milky sapped tropical shrub that grows to 6 10' tall. Although native to Brazil, it has been planted as an annual root crop in tropical areas around the world for harvest of its stout, elongated, tuberous roots from which cassava, tapioca, starch and other food products are obtained. It features palmately lobed, medium green leaves (typically 3 7 parted) with each leaf lobe

Manihot esculenta, commonly known as cassava, tapioca, manioc or yuca, is a milky-sapped tropical shrub that grows to 6-10' tall. Although native to Brazil, it has been planted as an annual root crop in tropical areas around the world for harvest of its stout, elongated, tuberous roots from which cassava, tapioca, starch and other food products are obtained. It features palmately lobed, medium green leaves (typically 3-7 parted) with each leaf lobe growing to 3-8" long. Small, apetalous, greenish-white flowers (corolla is absent but bell-shaped calyx is petal-like) in short terminal panicles bloom throughout the year. Flowers are unisexual. Fruit is an ovoid 6-winged capsule. The roots are poisonous. The roots contain toxic hydrocyanic acid which must be removed prior to consumption. They have to be boiled to remove the toxins before they can be eaten. Cultivated varieties are classed into two different groups: bitter varieties (primarily grown for starch) and sweet varieties (primarily grown as vegetable). Native to Brazil. Root crop in tropical to semi-tropical areas. Foliage annual or container plant for areas that are not frost-free.

Winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-12 where best growth occurs in evenly moist, fertile, sandy, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Plants are evergreen in Zones 10-12. Plants may be grown in USDA Zones 8-9, but are intolerant of frost and will die to the ground at the first fall/winter freeze, sprouting again in spring. Plants generally require 8-9 months of frost-free weather in order to produce roots worthy of harvest. Where not winter hardy, this plant may be grown as an annual or in containers that are overwintered indoors.

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