Marketplace Genus

South Sea Salad Tree

Saladtree

3 cultivars

The South Sea Salad Tree (Abelmoschus manihot) is a fast-growing, tropical perennial shrub prized for its highly nutritious, edible foliage. With a vigorous, upright branching habit, it produces lush green leaves that offer a mild, spinach-like flavor and can be enjoyed fresh in salads or lightly cooked in soups and stir-fries. Beyond its culinary value, this versatile plant is highly ornamental, producing large, showy, pale yellow hibiscus-like flowers with striking dark centers. Thriving in warm, frost-free environments with high humidity and consistent moisture, the South Sea Salad Tree performs beautifully in sunny landscape beds, tropical food forests, and large patio containers. It serves as both a lush, structural landscape specimen and a reliable, year-round source of tender greens for the edible garden.