Water yam
Dioscorea alata
perennial15×6 mzone 10–13partial shade🍎 Edible
Profile
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Habit
- perennial
- Height
- 15 m
- Spread
- 6 m
- Growth
- fast
- Lifespan
- 10 years
- First yield
- after 1 year
- Hardiness
- zone 10–13
- Shade tolerance
- partial shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – very moist
- pH
- 5.5 – 7
Uses
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