JAMAICAN YELLOW Yam (STARTER PLANTS) Caribbean PRODUCT annual The fresh green cup of

The fresh green cup of this new beauty is like an emerald in the garden

and cut flowers

winter hardiness zone 7-10

While it is best to have the roots of the plant in cool

This allows a good root system to develop

JAMAICAN YELLOW Yam (STARTER PLANTS) Caribbean PRODUCT annual The fresh green cup ofCaribbean White Soft Yam Yams are often mistakenly called sweet potatoes and vice versa, but these are actually two different vegetables. A true yam is the tuber of a tropical vine and it's not even distantly related to the sweet potato. Yams are a popular vegetable in Africa Latin American and the Caribbean. This tuber can grow over seven feet in length. The yam's botanical name is dioscorea batatas. Depending on country and region, it may also be