Lepidium meyenii, Maca - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Maca, Maca plant, Maca-maca, Maino

Botanical name & synonyms: Lepidium meyenii

Family: Mustard flowers, crucifers, cabbage (Brassicaceae)

Perennial growing to 5cm to 30cm. It is not frost tender. Native to South American Andes.

Propagation by seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frost.