Mashua (Anu) - Kahikatea Farm Certified Organic Nursery and Permaculture Farm

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Mashua is a herbaceous perennial climbing plant which makes a fantastic addition to any food forest or perennial vegetable garden, having edible tubers, leaves and flowers, and being highly ornamental.

Related to common garden nasturtiums, mashua is native to the Peruvian Andes and regions of Ecuador, Bolivia, and Columbia and has been consumed there for thousands of years. It is known as cubio in Colombia, mashua in Perú and Ecuador, and isaño or añu (anu) in Bolivia.

Given another plant or structure to climb up, mashua can grow 2-4m tall. Otherwise it will trail as a groundcover. It can work well climbing up corn in the vege garden, or up trees and shrubs in a food forest.

Certified organic plant in 11cm pot – rooted tuber with vine growing

Cultivation

Mashua can gro...