Two 8”-10” Rooted Chaya Plant, Miracle Spinach Tree

Description: For your purchase, you are getting two rooted starter (ALL LEAVES TRIMMED OFF) plants- see picture 3. ALL LEAVES ARE TRIMMED OFF IN THE SUMMER AS THEY CANNOT TAKE THE HEAT OF DELIVERY TRUCKS. Don’t worry, they will regrow. The starter plant roots will be dipped in root gel, wrapped in wet paper towel and Saran wrapped. Pots are not included. You may receive plants in recycled box (cracker box, Amazon, Walmart boxes). Plants will be shipped on Monday but no later than Wednesday . This is to ensure these plants not kept in delivery warehouse over the weekend. All orders come with tracking I have a 48 hour return or refund policy. Please show pictures within 48 hours upon receipt of dead plant (dry brittle stem with no trace of green when a scratch test is done). Droopy leaves and broken stems is not considered dead. I will pack well but I cannot control how delivery service handle the boxes OR how long the boxes are kept in the hot truck Chaya leaves MUST BE COOKED FOR 20 MINUTES to render the leaves and young stem safe to eat. Additionally, it should not be cooked in aluminum cookware, due to the “malleable”, soft nature of aluminum and the corrosive nature of this plant’s innate alkaloids. RAW LEAVES contain a HIGH amount of TOXIC hydrocyanic acid, in addition to the irritating sap typical of Euphorbiaceae family members. Care should be taken to avoid getting any raw plant material into one’s mucous membranes; i.e., the sap, juice and hydrocyanic acids should, ideally, never contact one’s mouth, eyes, genitals, nose, inner ears or any otherwise open wound or injury. Varying complications can arise from this, ranging from simple irritation to severe burning pain, temporary blindness (if contact is made with the eyes) and loss of smell or taste (in the nose or mouth).. Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, commonly known as chaya, tree spinach, or spinach tree, is a large, fast-growing and leafy perennial shrub that is believed to have originated in the Yucatán Peninsula of southeastern México. The plant can grow to be 6 metres (20 ft) tall, but usually is pruned to approximately 2 metres (6.6 ft) for easier leaf harvest. It is a popular leaf vegetable in some regional Mexican and other Central American cuisines, used similarly to cooked Swiss chard or spinach. White, typically unremarkable flowers are borne of a terminal panicle held high above the foliage, superficially resembling the small flowering bracts of similar plants like poinsettia or crown-of-thorns. Growing zone 9-11

Price: 30 USD

Location: Norfolk, Virginia

End Time: 2024-09-21T22:53:53.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD