Green Arrow Arum (Peltandra virginica)

Family: Araceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Peltandra virginica is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in flower in June. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers wet soil and can grow in water.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetish flavour, resembling parched corn. — A slightly sweetish flavour, resembling parched corn.; A bread can be made from the dried and powdered seeds, it tastes like corncake with a strong flavour of cocoa.; Spadix (the flowering stem) and berries - cooked.; A great delicacy, but they must be very well cooked otherwise they are poisonous.

Habitat & North American Range

Swamps, borders of ponds and slow streams. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)