This vigorous scrambling herbaceous tuberous perennial can climb shrubs and has a rhizome that forms a clump. It has bright green triangular to lobed leaves and the creamy white small star-shaped flowers are followed by rounded brown papery seeds.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Acetosa sagittatus is naturally found in South Africa growing in well drained fertile moist sandy to light clay soli that is rich and organic in a sunny or shaded position and is drought tolerant, frost tender.

Turkey Rhubarb is a fast growing perennial that is not normally cultivated in gardens and is generally regarded as a weed. It is commonly found in sunny damp positions and will not root at the nodes but produces tubers that must be dug out in order to control the spread of the plant. ID 812

Acetosa(a-SET-oh-suh) sagittatus (sag-ie-ta-tus)

Polegonaceae (POL-ee-gon-AY-see-ee)