Arachis hypogaea

This is a leguminous plant, grown mainly in the tropics or sub tropics, for the seeds and their oil. The familiar 'nut' is, in fact, an underground pod of the legume. The plant trails along the ground, and has pea-like foliage. Yellow tubular self fertile flowers are followed, after pollination, by elongated stalks that bear the pods that are pushed underground, from where they can be harvested. The seeds are contained in the hard papery case, and are up to 50% oil-rich. Like most leguminous plants it can "fix" nitrogen in the soil. The leaves can be eaten as a vegetable..

Contributed by @marg

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  Full sun

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  Occasional watering

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  Not Frost hardy

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  Rich and free draining