{"title":"Peltandra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThose of you who are into ethnobotany or historical plants or unusual edible plants may be interested to know that Native Americans would boil peltandra rhizomes (to remove calcium oxalate), then dry and grind them into flour (in a manner similar to the way that Pacific Islanders cook and eat taro root) or they would dig a trench, lay the rhizomes in it and build a fire on top of them which would render them into something like a baked potato. Peltandra seeds can also be eaten if they are cooked for several hours and they supposedly are midly sweet. According to the PPAF database, if the cooked seeds are dried and ground into flour, they can be made into something similar to cornbread with a strong flavor of chocolate. Yum!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing and Caring for Peltandra\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePeltandra is easy to grow from Maine to Florida, tolerates sun or shade, and is deer resistant. Some folks may find it to be a bit too fecund for their gardens but it spreads slower than Sagittaria, a similar looking bog plant. In the deep south, Peltandra is evergreen but for everyone else it is deciduous. Peltandra is a summer blooming plant whose small green or yellowish flowers produce little berries that float on water and are a popular food source for ducks and turtles (the source of yet another common name... Duck Corn).\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"peltandra-virginica-purplicious","title":"Peltandra virginica Purplicious","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeltandra 'Purplicious', a 2023 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction, is one of the most amazing native plant selections we've ever grown. NC plantsman\/naturalist Jesse Perry was botanizing near his Raleigh, NC home, when he spotted and subsequently rescued a dark purple-stemmed form of our native (Canada south to Texas) aquatic aroid, Peltandra virginica, growing in the midst of a typical green-stemmed patch. From a deciduous underground rhizome the 2' tall black purple stems emerge, each ending in a glossy green arrow-shaped leaf. Even in our hot summers, the stem color never fades. Peltandra virginica needs constantly wet soils to thrive. We have grown this standout seed strain for well over a decade and find that it comes extremely true from seed.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40069895290967,"sku":"12164","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Peltandra-virginica-Purplicious.i-12164.s-66993.r-1_981b74e3-b88f-48cf-bc03-ed5cc1385ae8.jpg?v=1790781894"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Peltandra-virginica-Purplicious-1900x350_93a1db05-523c-4f15-8a11-6ef7257d9309.jpg?v=1687292208","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/peltandra.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}