Pear of the Earth
Pear of the Earth
This native of the Andes in Central American provides a generous harvest of tasty tubers in the fall with a flavorful combination of watermelon apple and pear. They are very juicy and can be eaten raw or cooked. Related to the Sunflower with a similar growth habit and lovely golden yellow summer flowers. Grows 4-6' tall in full sun. Hardy in zones 7-11. Can be grown in the north where some of the tubers can be replanted the following spring. Smallanthus sonchifolius 'Yacon'
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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.
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Zones | First Ship Date | Last Ship Date | |||||||
3A-4B | 5/1/2023 | 6/5/2023 | |||||||
5A | 4/10/2023 | 6/5/2023 | |||||||
5B | 3/27/2023 | 6/5/2023 | |||||||
6A | 3/13/2023 | 6/5/2023 | |||||||
6B | 2/27/2023 | 6/5/2023 | |||||||
7A | 2/23/2023 | 6/5/2023 | |||||||
7B | 2/20/2023 | 6/5/2023 | |||||||
8A | 2/8/2023 | 5/8/2023 | |||||||
8B | 2/13/2023 | 5/8/2023 | |||||||
9A-10B | 2/6/2023 | 5/8/2023 |