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Euphorbiaceae
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
Also known as Tapioca plant, Manioc, Yuca, Manihot aipi var. lanceolata
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Cassava · Manioc · Edible Root · Tropical · Food Crop · Starchy · Fast Growing · Subtropical · Drought Tolerant · Shrub
Cassava is a fast-growing tropical shrub prized for its starchy, edible roots and is best grown outdoors in warm, frost-free climates. It prefers full sun and well-draining soil, tolerating short dry periods once established but performing best with regular deep watering. Keep in mind that raw cassava contains cyanogenic compounds and roots must be properly processed before consumption.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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