Katuk Flowers & Fruit

Katuk Flowers & Fruit. Grown in Central Florida USDA Hardiness Zone 10a. Katuk flowers in late summer to early fall here and is a great perennial leafy green- Enjoy!

[@mpgfoo]

Oh my that’s the cutest little berry.

[@IslandsnHighlands]

And delicious too!

[@doraw7766]

Yes. I grow it very well in 9a. If a frost come in Nov.? I will chop to 1 foot from ground and lat it grow back again. My moringa survives very well in the same way. I was very happy when both types grew back. Hope for berries soon and drumsticks from moringa. Thanks.

[@IslandsnHighlands]

Awesome- great advice for those living in colder climates than ours!

[@DebFLGardener]

Cool plant! Love the leaf structure. The flowers and fruit are very interesting. What direction is this in and how much sun does it need?

[@IslandsnHighlands]

This one is an under-story plant (we have our growing under 3 cabbage palms, facing east). The leaves are delicious, but the flowers and fruit are our favorites!

[@Nightengale0000]

Final got it

[@IslandsnHighlands]

Awesome!

[@Nightengale0000]

@@IslandsnHighlands there are a lot of different species of it tho

[@Nightengale0000]

@@IslandsnHighlands I have the one with the white in the middle

[@IslandsnHighlands]

Sweet!

[@salexxavier]

Do you do anything different to it to get Berries? I get TONS of flowers, but never a berry. Mine are about 2 years old now and 7-8 feet tall with large woody trunks. I also have several the size of the smaller one you have with the berries, so I have no idea what I can do to get the flowers to turn into berries. All mine are clones, so maybe the one I have is a male only or something? Not that I mind too much, the greens are wonderful and the tender tops are the best. Thanks! 😀 Oh, and I'm Zone 9B close to 10A, except for the odd winter frost every 4 or 5 years. Few more years, I'll be a 10A for sure.

[@IslandsnHighlands]

Honestly I have no idea why yours are not producing berries. My best guess (and I know its an obvious one) is that they are simply not getting pollinated. We have lots of plants that attract pollinators to our garden- the absolute best being the African Blue Basil. It sounds like your growing conditions are very similar to ours... Wish I had more advice for you!

[@Nightengale0000]

Hey could you send me some katuk seeds?

[@IslandsnHighlands]

I haven’t had the best luck shipping these seeds in the mail as they get pulverized in the mail sorter. Even when I say not to bend on the envelope the post office still runs it through. I purchased some cuttings on Etsy for about $10 and that’s how I started with all the plants I have. Cuttings are the best way to propagate and very easy if you can find

[@Nightengale0000]

@@IslandsnHighlands I am from Jamaica, we can only accept seeds not cutting in Jamaica.

[@IslandsnHighlands]

Oh gotcha! I have no clue how to ship seeds to Jamaica or what the rules are for that. I’m sorry

[@Nightengale0000]

@@IslandsnHighlands they can be shipped by regular mail

[@IslandsnHighlands]

Ok cool, we don’t really ship plants or seeds. I’m sure you can find someone online who would sell you Katuk seeds. I ship seeds in free seed swaps but just around Florida. That’s when I failed at my attempt in trading katuk seeds. They all were crushed in the mail sorter.