🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Cassava
Manihot esculenta
vegetables
Shrub
Euphorbiaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
8-12
🧪 Soil pH
5.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, sandy
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
36-48 in
📐 Height
6-10 ft
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Bean
Nitrogen fixer for cassava
🤝 Pigeon Pea
Nitrogen fixer for cassava in tropical gardens
🤝 Sweet Potato
Ground cover beneath cassava shrubs
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Third largest carbohydrate source in tropics. Tapioca comes from cassava. Extremely drought-tolerant. Must be peeled and cooked thoroughly.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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