Arachis hypogaea Seeds | White Peanut
LATIN NAME: Arachis hypogaea
COMMON NAME: White Peanut
Plant Profile
Arachis hypogaea, commonly known as White Peanut, is an annual. It grows quickly into spreading, low form, and it stands warm, sunny season well. It likes sun, and light, sandy, well-drained soil. When it flowers, local bees and other insects make good use of it. Add these qualities together and you have a species well worth a place in the garden.
Science & Biotechnology
Within the Arachis group, Arachis hypogaea is of continuing interest to researchers working on plant diversity, seed biology and the selection of improved garden forms. Peanut is a quiet constant in studies of geocarpic legumes, and hypogaea species appears in work on underground fruiting habit and oilseed crops. It retains a following among breeders and collectors, which keeps seed stocks in circulation.
Uses & Benefits
White Peanut brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. In allotment rows, peanut sets yellow flowers low among leaves, then buries its crop in warm soil. Creamy kernels serve kitchens of world, haulm feeds stock, and plant makes fine field crop, garden novelty and the oilseed. It thrives in light, sandy, sunny ground. Establishment is uncomplicated, and afterwards ordinary care suffices.
The peanut is a protein-and-folate-rich legume whose skins carry resveratrol-family polyphenols; in Chinese folk practice peanut-skin tea is a gentle tonic, and peanut oil is among the finest frying oils.
Growing from Seed
Seed is the natural starting point for White Peanut, and the process is uncomplicated. Fill a pot with a light seed compost, sow evenly on the surface, cover thinly and stand it somewhere warm, bright and evenly moist. When the young plants are big enough to handle, space them into pots or a nursery row and let them size up before their final move.
Our Take
White Peanut repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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