Chaya “Jumbo Leaf” – New Rare Variety – 5 Cuttings

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Chaya “Jumbo Leaf” – New Rare Variety – 5 Cuttings.
This is a new exciting variety of chaya (Cnidiscolus aconitifolius). This incredible perennial vegetable is often called Mayan spinach or tree spinach and is used as a cooked green. This new variety “Jumbo Leaf” is not yet distributed amongst gardeners in Florida or other warm states. The leaves are exceptionally large compared to more readily available varieties and represents a huge improvement over the old standard types. As shown in the photo, some of the leaves can be as wide as 15 inches! This is a high quality eating variety with leaves being tender. We have worked hard to grow this out as fast as possible to make available because it is very special. This chaya may have very rare occurrence of stinging hairs like some other varieties. We are still evaluating this issue but it seems to not be a real problem. Price reflects our shortage of cuttings and the rareness of this variety. Please research safe consumption of chaya before consuming.
We mail unrooted cuttings with at least two nodes, with their upright orientation marked. Cuttings roughly one foot long. Cuttings are packed with some moisture to ensure quality during transit. Cuttings are mostly green tissue due to the newness of this variety and our plants being relatively young. Green tissued cuttings can be more prone to rot, so we recommend rooting in a well draining media with a lot of perlite or other coarse material.