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Southwest Gardening forum
arizona manihot(manihot davisiae)
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fragflowers
Aug 29, 2010 10:49 AM CST
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Name: lovetropics
scottsdale
Has anyone tried this plant?
http://www.erikenderson.com/Ga...
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tomatofreak
Aug 29, 2010 11:09 AM CST
Name: Alma
Phoenix & Cottonwood, AZ
USDA zone 9b, Sunset 13 & ??
No, but I love the name: Man, I HOT! Seriously, it's a very pretty plant. The leaves look oddly like a fig.
Alma
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson
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fragflowers
Aug 29, 2010 11:41 AM CST
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Name: lovetropics
scottsdale
I like
it too Alma. Regular manihots are tapioca plants. I am glad to see that there is a native to az version of man-i-hot
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tomatofreak
Aug 29, 2010 12:00 PM CST
Name: Alma
Phoenix & Cottonwood, AZ
USDA zone 9b, Sunset 13 & ??
Do you know if the flowers are fragrant? And how does one get tapioca from the plant? I've never thought about it.
Alma
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson
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fragflowers
Aug 29, 2010 12:27 PM CST
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Name: lovetropics
scottsdale
the flowers don't have fragrance
But plant is pretty
some info on tapioca. they don't recommend making it at home.
http://ask.yahoo.com/20010702....
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fragflowers
Aug 29, 2010 12:28 PM CST
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Name: lovetropics
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more info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...
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it too Alma. Regular manihots are tapioca plants. I am glad to see that there is a native to az version of man-i-hot 
But plant is pretty 
