Buckwheat, French 'Lifago'
- Product number: 390210
- Origin: Southwest Asia
- Latin: Fagopyrum tataricum
A different kind of Buckwheat, extinct in the wild here, originating from Southwest Asia, but widely available again as very fertile varieties. The plants grow large, have big leaves, and bloom profusely with white to pink flowers.
Feel free to eat the young leaves in salads, or briefly cooked, or stir-fried. Due to its strong growth, this is an ideal plant for green manure and as a forage plant for bees. In large-scale cultivation, the seeds are also harvested for many applications. See, for example, https://tartarybuckwheat.com/
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Latin: Fagopyrum tataricum
Dutch: Boekweit
Also known as: Tartary Buckwheat
English: Tartary Buckwheat
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- Flower colour: White to pink flowers
- Origin: Southwest Asia
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Fagopyrum tataricum
- Dutch: Buckwheat
- Also known as: Tartary Buckwheat
- English: Tartary Buckwheat
