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🥦 Malanga

Xanthosoma sagittifolium
vegetables Tuberous Perennial Araceae
Malanga plant photo
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade
💧 Water
High
🗺️ Zones
8-11
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-6.5
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
24-36 in
📐 Height
36-60 in
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Banana
Banana provides shade for malanga
🤝 Pigeon Pea
Nitrogen fixer for heavy-feeding malanga
🤝 Taro
Fellow aroids with identical growing needs

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Caribbean staple with nutty flavor. Easier to digest than taro. Arrow-shaped leaves are ornamental. Needs consistent moisture.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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