Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata' (Manihot esculenta)

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Jul 22, 2005

Variegated Tapioca 'Variegata'
Manihot esculenta

Growing in my daughter's yard in Austin, Texas.

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hanna1 Castro Valley, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 22, 2005

That is beyond gorgeous!!!!!
Annie

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Jul 22, 2005

Thanks, Annie. I want one in my yard.
trois

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Brinda Yukon, OK(Zone 7b) Jul 22, 2005

Oooooohhh me too trois!!! I've love this plant for a long time now. But I've been told that I wouldn't be able to grow them in Oklahoma. Darn the luck! That is sooooo pretty! Thanks for sharing with us!

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Jul 22, 2005

It is a striking plant. I will get one as soon as I can find a place to put it, and find one for sale.
You could grow it in a pot and take it in in the winter. We are about out of room for that also.
trois

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QueenB Shepherd, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 22, 2005

The plants are very easy to root from cuttings...if you can talk your daughter out of one. :-) I just planted M. palmata in my back area. I'd love to get one of these just to offset it.

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Jul 22, 2005

Thanks. I wish I had known that last week. What part of the plant should the cutting come from?
trois

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QueenB Shepherd, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 22, 2005

It can be any one of the stems with leaves. Just pop it into some moist potting soil and set in a shady spot, keep it moist, and in a few weeks you should have some roots.

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Jul 22, 2005

Thanks. That's on my list.

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hanna1 Castro Valley, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 24, 2005

Trois, let us know the result!
Annie

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Jul 24, 2005

If it works, I will post a picture.

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hanna1 Castro Valley, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 25, 2005

Great! Thanks,
Annie

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