FREE: Betony, Rich Root, Poor Root (Stachys Floridana )

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Info from wiki:Stachys floridana is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the United States, where its true native range is probably limited to Florida, but today it is known throughout the Southeast as an introduced species and common weed.[1][2] It occurs as far west as Texas,[2] and it has been recorded in California.[3] Its common names include Florida betony,[1] Florida hedgenettle,[4] and rattlesnake weed.[3] It has been called wild artichoke, but it is not closely related to artichoke.[5] The plant was the Florida Department of Agriculture's "Weed of the Month" for February 2010.[3]
Info from Green dean :Stachys floridana, (STAY-kis flo-ri-DAN-ah) the Florida Betony, is one of the most common urban plants found in Florida. Sun and a moist lawn are magnets for the versatile weed. The above ground parts — read young plants and leaves — can be cooked like greens. They are, however, musty in flavor. Think of them as a famine food. Tea can be made from the dried leaves and the seeds are edible. But, the crowning glory of the Florida Betony, so to speak, is its root, actually a tuber. These cunchy, tasty treats look like big, fat, white grubs. Others think they look like the noisy end of a rattle snake hence the other common name, Rattle Snake Weed. Pictured above are some small, early season roots. The Florida Betony puts on a tuber in spring and then kind of takes the hot summer off to return in the fall. In late spring the tubers are often stark white. In the fall they can be tan and in time get soft and not palatable.:find more at eat the weeds dot com key word Stachys Floridana

Info from shipper <Aka Me :i will ship out in a padded envelop 5 tubers ,when you get them or when you win you will need to make up a pot with a good growing soil you will need to keep damp until you see good growth and the plant are well established