A gallery of pictures of tubers and roots which were harvested in December when I had a blog-free month!
Tubers and roots; December 2020
Tag Archives: Tigridia pavonia
Edimental Cacomitl Flowering Time
Currently flowering in the Edible Garden are these beautiful Tigridias! Read more about my tastiest root crop here: https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=5470
Tigridia flowering again!
Tigridia flowering again,,,something else clearly enjoys eating flowers!
Edimental-cacomitls
The best tasting vegetable of the rhizosphere I’ve had the pleasure of eating is Cacomitl, one of the lost crops of the Aztecs, also known as Tigridia (pavonia) and commonly available on those racks of ornamental bulbs. It is also one of the best edimentals, witness the pictures from my garden today (14th July!) below.
I’ll keep this short as I couldn’t possibly do better than the series of witty and informative posts on this plant by my friend (I’ve even shaken his hand now!) Owen Smith on his fabulous Radix: Root Crop Research and Ruminations blog. You know you need to read these titles:
I’ll keep this short as I couldn’t possibly do better than the series of witty and informative posts on this plant by my friend (I’ve even shaken his hand now!) Owen Smith on his fabulous Radix: Root Crop Research and Ruminations blog. You know you need to read these titles:
Bulbous Belly Border Blooms – Beautiful
The Bulbous Belly Border 1) Cacomitl – The Flecked and Feline Flower
