cassava
Manihot esculenta
USDA zones10 to 12
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow, insignificant, pink, white
- Foliage color
- Green, variegated
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a shrub for containers and food gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and forms a dense, evergreen shrub that tolerates drought. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Queen Sophia French marigold, Peredovik sunflower, Fragrant tea olive, and Butterfly pea.
Native range
Brazil and Western South America..