Family: Sedge (Cyperaceae)

Hardy to Zones 8 to 12, otherwise grown as an annual

(Earth Almond, Tiger Nuts, Nutsedge) This is the select type “var. sativus” which is not weedy.  This plant propagates by tubers only–it does not make seed and does not make runners.  Cultivated worldwide as a source of the nutritious tubers, which may be consumed raw, dried and ground to make a nutritious porridge or roasted, ground and extracted to make a hearty beverage not unlike coffee and/or chocolate.  The raw tubers can be blended with water (in a blender) to make a beverage exactly like almond milk.  Traditional use (TWM): relief of indigestion and colic.  Plant prefers sun and sandy, ever-moist soils, grows well at edge of water features, in wetlands and swamps. Space plants 6 inches apart.  Does well in potted culture–transplant to gallons on receipt–keep the soil sandy!

Potted plant, certified organically grown