I've allways had canna lilies growing as a wind break and a source of mulch. But I'm now replacing it with arrowroot. Kinda looks the same but the roots are edible. And it grows a lot faster. A good year round potato substitute.
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| Author: | dufflight [ Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | ARROWROOT |
I've allways had canna lilies growing as a wind break and a source of mulch. But I'm now replacing it with arrowroot. Kinda looks the same but the roots are edible. And it grows a lot faster. A good year round potato substitute.
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
its going great guns here 
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| Author: | Faye [ Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
What colour are the flowers? And will it grow in water like cannas? |
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| Author: | dufflight [ Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
They love the water and I've left the AC hose at there base for weeks with only vigorous grow as a result. Google has pictures of them growing at the edge of water. Not sure about the flowers. |
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| Author: | ali_celt [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
I'm guessing they wouldn't grow at all well here then, too damn dry! |
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| Author: | lee [ Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
looking good |
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| Author: | dufflight [ Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:26 pm ] |
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Its still growing.    
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
we've got two types of arrowroot. one is the same as Duff's, Queensland Arrowroot (Canna edulus). The other one is West Indian or Jamaican Arrowroot Maranta arundinacea the WE Arrowroot, is a lot smaller, only to 1m |
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| Author: | Granny Smith [ Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:37 pm ] |
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Do they have smaller roots as well, ie, smaller yield? |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
I don't know yet. They have only been in the ground for about a year. The WE plant was only a single stalk when I started it, and it has comeback this summer with about 12 stalks. The Qld plants are only a few months old, but easily 2m high. |
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| Author: | Snags [ Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
Whats it taste like? |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
ummmm? dunno? the chooks like it |
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| Author: | dufflight [ Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT |
I keep meaning to try it but it kept growing so I didn't want to knock the plant around. The bits I put in the AP system have gone nuts. I might pull a few plants and see what its like cooked. I tried a bit raw, tasted like raw potato. 
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| Author: | Simo [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 3:57 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: ARROWROOT | ||
Bought one of these one pot was divided into four plants, hope they grow as well as duff's.
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