Perennials Foods

TURMERIC

Turmeric is an upright perennial herb growing about 1m tall from an underground rhizome. It has a short stem and 6 to10 leaves about 30-50cm long. The plant has thick central rhizomes and growing from these are secondary, finger shaped rhizomes. It produces tall stunningly beautiful flower spikes.

CELERY LEAF TARO

Celery leaf taro was developed for its yield of edible leaves and stems rather than its roots. The leaves and leaf stems are eaten as a cooked, green vegetable; the stems are widely used as a celery substitute in tropical areas.

TARO

Taro is an evergreen, perennial plant that is a very important, staple food crop in many parts of the tropics. It has large green heart shaped leaves with long, fleshy stems, growing up to about 1.8m. Taro is cultivated for its edible starchy corm as well as for its leaves and stem as a green […]

SWEET POTATO

Sweet potato is a hardy and productive perennial with long stems that scramble over the ground or twine into other plants for support. Where the stems lay along the soil they will root at the nodes and form multiple tubers. The tubers are delicious and come in a wide variety of colours and textures.

SWEETLEAF

Katuk Sweetleaf is a perennial, shrubby plant with small red flowers and white/purple fruit. Multiple stems grow from the base of the plant to about 2.5 metres tall. Also known as tropical asparagus, the protein rich leaves, young stems and tender tips are one of the most prolific, nutritious and appetizing of all green vegetables. […]

SURINAM SPINACH

Surinam Spinach is a short-lived, perennial plant with succulent stems 30-80cm tall growing from swollen, fleshy roots. It has small pink flowers and fleshy green leaves.

SUGAR CANE

Sugarcane is a large, perennial grass that produces thick, juicy culms that grow about 2-3 meters tall. If left un-harvested, it can grow much taller. Sugarcane originated in cultivation and is not known in the wild.

SAMBUNG SPINACH

Sambung Spinach is a vigorous, herbaceous, perennial plant producing stems that scramble over the ground or twine into other plants for support. An attractive plant with shiny leaves which are green on top and purple underneath with very small yellowish orange thistle-like flowers. It is hardy, low-maintenance and productive perennial spinach.

PIGEON PEA

Pigeon Pea is a short-lived, erect, woody shrub growing about 3-4m tall with small yellow and red flowers…

PERUVIAN PARSNIP

Arracacha is an erect, perennial plant with short, hollow celery-like stems rising from a tuberous rootstock…

PERENNIAL BUCKWHEAT

Perennial Buckwheat is a perennial herb growing to 1m with red, branching stems with triangular…

PEPINO

The Pepino is a small sprawling bush that grows up to 1m tall…