Kwao Krua Root

[Vachtra]

So I got this root which I was told was a kwao kura root which is supposed to make a vine with flowers. It looks like a potato but with a yam shape however and I'm wondering that the best way to plant this thing might be. It's sitting on a plastic dixie style plate and is a little smaller than my fist.

 

[Chuck]

from what I have read the way to propagate this plant is from seed, not the tuber. I could be wrong however.

 

[Vachtra]

I would be interested in knowing where you got any information at all on growing these things. I've looked for weeks with no real information on growing them.

 

[Chuck]

I would be interested in knowing where you got any information at all on growing these things. I've looked for weeks with no real information on growing them.

The following link is for the red kwao krua but it seems the red and white varieties are basically the same.

PlantFiles: Butea Species, Climbing Palas, Red Kwao Krua of Thailand

Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Butea Species, Climbing Palas, Red Kwao Krua of Thailand (Butea superba) supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at D...

davesgarden.com

 

[Vachtra]

Due to the lack of sufficient information on that site of this particular plant I don't find it a credible source. Also some obvious wrong information. It isn't a tree, or does it categorize it there because it grows near or on trees? Spacing is also obviously wrong. I've seen pictures at least of purple blooms. And if someone doesn't know where to grow it then how would they possibly know how to grow it or when to plant it?

Do you have any other source?

edit: Is this really the same plant even? The genus looks different.

 

[NigelJ]

As well as Butea superba kwao krua can refer to Pueraria mirifica, white kwao krua (kwao krua kao). That is the problem of common names they can refer to two or more plants. Pueraria mirifica is used as a dietary supplement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueraria_mirifica , it is related to the Kudzu (Pueraria montana) see here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu and probably needs similar conditions.

 

[Chuck]

Due to the lack of sufficient information on that site of this particular plant I don't find it a credible source. Also some obvious wrong information. It isn't a tree, or does it categorize it there because it grows near or on trees? Spacing is also obviously wrong. I've seen pictures at least of purple blooms. And if someone doesn't know where to grow it then how would they possibly know how to grow it or when to plant it?

Do you have any other source?

edit: Is this really the same plant even? The genus looks different.

Nope, in fact I had never heard of the plant before you posted and I did a little internet search and the one I linked to is the best I found. There was another one about some farm in Thialand which is growing them from seed but that is all I gleaned from that site.

 

[Rob Cho]

where can i get the seed ?

 

[Marck]

Greetings, welcome to the Forums.

Which 'Kwao Krua' do you want seeds from?
As noted above, the name is used for several different plants. Black Kwao Krua (Mucuna macrocarpa or Mucuna collettii), Red Kwao Krua (Butea superba) and White Kwao Krua (Pueraria mirifica) are all tropical vines, in the Pea Family (Fabaceae), native to Asia and nearby regions, but the exact appearance and secondary chemistry of each plant is quite distinct.

 

[Chex]

So I got this root which I was told was a kwao kura root which is supposed to make a vine with flowers. It looks like a potato but with a yam shape however and I'm wondering that the best way to plant this thing might be. It's sitting on a plastic dixie style plate and is a little smaller than my fist.

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Where did you buy the root from?