How to grow Purple Yam

Dioscorea alata

How long does Purple yam take to grow?

These estimates for how long Purple yam takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

Days to Germination How long does it take Purple yam to germinate?
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Purple yam Etymology

Alata is Latin for “wings” or “having wings”.1

Other names for Purple yam

Water yam, purple yam, greater yam

Dioscorea alata L.

Footnotes

1 Latin Dictionary


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