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Sweet Leaf BushSweet Leaf Bush has been a popular leafy green perennial vegetable in Malaysia (especially Borneo) for many years. It was introduced into India in the 1950s and has attracted some notoriety recently in Taiwan.
The crop grows rapidly in hot humid conditions but becomes relatively dormant in cooler environments. It will grow in acid soils and in heavy clay soils.
The leaves and the top 15cm of stem tips of the Sauropus plant have a pleasant taste, similar to fresh garden peas, with a slightly nutty flavour. They are normally eaten raw in salads or steamed, added to stir-fry, rice and egg dishes, soups or casseroles. The leaves retain their dark green colour and firm texture on cooking. The flowers and small purplish fruits of the plant can also be eaten.
The crop grows rapidly in hot humid conditions but becomes relatively dormant in cooler environments. It will grow in acid soils and in heavy clay soils.
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 2 | Low | No | Evergreen | All year round |
We welcome your Tips on Sweet Leaf Bush. Share Your Tip.
It is delicius leave and mostly usefull for produce milk aftern maternity. I am looking this plant available in New Zealand | Kevin Stan - Auckland, NZ 16-Jun-2008
Found this very hard to keep growing first plant died within week or two of bringing it home ...not yet planted second has struggled a lot and we have had to give it 'healing' to keep it alive any tips? | Allie - Brisbane, QLD 12-Feb-2010
I have one growing in a garden bed, it's flourishing!! In Winter I prune it and come Spring, it sends up many fresh new shoots that produce lovely leaves; it grew / grows very easily with no trouble and no insect / grub / etc pests. Cow manure + water | Barry Beetham - Brassall, Ipswich, QLD. AUSTRALIA 25-Sep-2010
I have about 20 bushes in my garden and grow it like hedges,always handy for a quick meal.You can grow quite easily just stick the stalk in the soil and away it grows.Keep prunning and it gets thicker and bushier. | Usha Keightley - Howard, QLD 04-Jul-2011
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