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hanging ube plant Ube Purple Yam Plant and Tubers -Dioscorea Alata, Winged Yam – Sunkissed GardenScientific Name: Dioscorea alata, aka: Elephantodon eburnea, Greater yam, Guyana Arrowroot. Get ready to grow your very own vibrant Ube! These are True Purple Yam plants, perfect for cultivating at home for use in your favorite recipes. Just to be clear, these are NOT purple sweet potatoes they're a unique botanical treasure! You'll love their distinctive, twisted looking vines and the impressive, nutritious yams they produce. What's even more
Scientific Name: Dioscorea alata, aka: Elephantodon eburnea, Greater yam, Guyana Arrowroot.
Get ready to grow your very own vibrant Ube! These are True Purple Yam plants, perfect for cultivating at home for use in your favorite recipes.
Just to be clear, these are NOT purple sweet potatoes – they're a unique botanical treasure! You'll love their distinctive, twisted-looking vines and the impressive, nutritious yams they produce. What's even more fascinating is that these yams can stay quietly growing underground for several years, continuing to increase in size before harvest – truly a hard-to-find, incredibly popular plant that's ready to add a splash of color to your garden!
Features
- Remarkably Resilient: This is a wonderfully prolific plant! Its rhizomes can be easily divided, helping you produce even more plants to enjoy. It's surprisingly tough, able to withstand temperatures as low as 22ºF while dormant.
- Self-Pollinating: No need for a partner here! This tree is wonderfully self-fertile.
- Stunning Aesthetics: Prepare for a tropical paradise in your own backyard! Its lush, abundant, gorgeous deep green foliage creates an exotic vibe and makes a truly stunning garden centerpiece.
- Drought-Tolerant Champion: This plant is a trooper, happily enduring hot, humid temperatures and even dry spells. Just remember, it's not a fan of too much water!
Perfect Growing Zones Ube absolutely thrives in USDA Hardiness Zones 7b-11. If your home falls within these zones, congratulations—this fantastic plant is truly a perfect fit for you! Grows year-round indoors.
Culinary Uses Oh, where to begin with Ube, the famous purple yam! A true staple in Filipino cuisine, Ube is making a delicious splash in American food trends, too. It offers a wonderfully unique, sweet, nutty flavor and that absolutely captivating, vibrant purple hue. You'll find Ube bringing its magic to all sorts of dishes, from delightful desserts to savory sensations!
Dessert Delights:
- Ube Ice Cream: A creamy, cool, and incredibly popular treat.
- Ube Cakes: Known for their moist texture and beautiful purple color, often paired with macapuno (a special type of coconut).
- Ube Mochi: Chewy, delightfully purple, and utterly delicious.
- Ube Milk Tea/Ube Flurry: A trendy and tasty drink featuring that unmistakable ube flavoring.
- Ube Pancakes/Waffles: Add vibrant color and unique flavor to your breakfast favorites.
- Ube Custard Cake/Puffs: Infuses a wonderful flavor into these sweet, custardy creations.
- Ube Halaya: A delightful jam or spread, perfect for toast or as a dessert on its own.
- Ube in Halo-Halo: Adds a unique taste and eye-catching color to this beloved layered dessert.
Savory Surprises:
- Ube in Bread/Pancakes: Incorporate ube into your savory bread or pancake dough for a twist.
- Ube in Soups/Pasta: Experiment by adding ube as a flavorful component to savory dishes like soups or pasta.
- Ube in Croquettes: A fun way to include ube in a croquette or other savory recipe.
- Did you know tubers may also be processed into flour or starch? Plus, purple yams can be boiled, mashed, fried, or baked – just like your favorite potatoes or even turned into delicious fries! They're fantastic in stews, stir-fries, and soups. And, in the Philippines, they are often transformed into flour, frequently used in creating exquisite desserts. Ube powder is also a wonderful way to create that vibrant purple color in your Instagram-worthy foods, from candies and rice to cakes, desserts, and jams!
Nutritional & Botanical Highlights Ube, or purple yam, is celebrated for its wonderful nutritional profile and the unique compounds that contribute to its vivid purple color.
- Rich in Key Nutrients: Purple yams are a good source of vitamin C.
- Contains Anthocyanins: Like other blue-pigmented berries and purple vegetables, ube contains anthocyanins, which are natural plant compounds with antioxidant properties responsible for its beautiful color.
- Complex Carbohydrates: Purple yams are full of complex carbohydrates and resistant starch (a type of starch that resists digestion in the small intestine).
Growth Habits & Best Practices
- Impressive Height: This lush tropical beauty can climb up to an amazing 100 feet when given a trellis!
- Light Preference: Loves the sun but is quite adaptable and can tolerate partial shade.
- Soil: Keeps this plant happy with rich, well-draining soil.
- Dormancy: In winter, typically from late November or early December, plants in zones 1-7 may enter a dormant phase until around March or April. The foliage might wither, dry, and disappear, but don't worry—the roots stay cozy underground unless they experience a prolonged, deep freeze. In zones 7-11, it grows as a perennial!
- Propagation: Ube propagates from vine cuttings easily by growing roots in water or directly planting in soil using a root stimulator.
- Where to Plant: A sunny or dappled light location in your backyard is perfect, especially with a sturdy trellis or a friendly tree for the vines to climb on! But don't worry, it's adaptable enough to thrive in a sunny room inside your house, too!
Planting Guide Once Roots are Established
- Dig a hole as wide as your pot or plant rhizome, aiming for approximately 2-4 inches deep.
- Carefully remove your plant or rhizome and place it in the hole.
- Fill the hole with soil, and give it a good, generous watering to help it settle in.
- If you're in zones lower than 7, remember to bring your potted plant inside for winter protection.
- Container Planting: For containers, plant 2-3 inches deep in a good quality, well-draining potting mix.
Care Routine
- Give it regular watering, but make sure to let the soil dry out nicely between waterings.
- Keep it happy by fertilizing with a balanced fertilizer every year.
- Fun Facts: Did you know there's a Ube Festival? It's a popular annual celebration of all things UBE! Humans have known and appreciated Ube since ancient times, truly a plant with a long and storied past.
Ideal For
- Home gardeners in warm regions who love unique and visually stunning plants.
- Gardeners eager to add eye-catching and productive plants to their landscape.
- Anyone interested in self-sufficiency and growing their own sustainable, nutrient-dense food sources that can continue to grow underground for years!
🚫 Not Ideal For
- Those residing in frigid regions below USDA Zone 5, unless you can bring a potted plant indoors for winter protection.
- Gardeners who don't have enough sun or a suitable trellis for climbing vines.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for general knowledge about the Ube plant (Dioscorea alata) and its characteristics. This product is a live plant for cultivation purposes. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any illness or disease. Consult with a qualified professional before using any plant for medicinal purposes.
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K and N is the best
Size: CA12290-Premium
In my opinion, you can’t buy a better air filter. Been buying them for all my cars since the 1990s.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2024
★★★★★ 2
Does not fit 2023 Honda Accord as it says in the title
Size: CA12290-Premium, Size: CA12290-Premium
Does not fit 2023 Honda Accord as it says in the title. Seems like good quality otherwise.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Fits Toyota 2010 FJ cruiser
Perfect fit for a Toyota 2010 FJ cruiser. Install might have been the easiest cabin filter I've done in any car that new. Remove glove box, pull out the cover and replace it. Fits great and takes odors out from it sitting for 6 months in the driveway. No notice to less airflow when on any level of fan speed.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Comparison with POTAUTO filter: Very similar but cheaper
I bought a POTAUTO MAP 1033C and EPAuto CP846 cabin air filter to compare them for use in my 09 Legacy (gen 4). They both seemed comparable and are cheaper than most other, similar filters, though the POTAUTO was and still is ~33% more expensive than the EPAuto.
Both seem built well-enough, considering they're only being used as relatively low-flow cabin filters. That said, the EPAuto is slightly better, mainly due to the white trim piece being unattached along one side on the bottom of the POTAUTO filter. Almost certainly nothing that will affect its performance or longevity, but it is interesting considering it's the more expensive of the two. However, it must be kept in mind that this is an incredibly small sample size.
In one of my very scientific tests (/s), I held them up side by side and looked through them toward the sun (obviously being careful) to judge thickness/density and uniformity. Neither had any thin spots that I noticed, and they were pretty similar overall. One of them blocked slightly more light than the other, indicating more filtration, but I unfortunately don't remember which one. I feel like it was the EPAuto, but I don't really want to speculate as I could very well be wrong. What I do remember is that the difference was so minor that all else being equal, it wouldn't justify the cost difference between the two. In other words, even if the POTAUTO were the slightly better one, it wouldn't be worth the extra few dollars for the minimal amount of extra filtration.
In another test, I compared the filters to each other and the old filter (which I'm pretty sure was OEM, but certainly not a charcoal filter, so it was significantly thinner) by blowing air from a compressor through them. I held the nozzle at roughly the same distance from each on one side of the filters, and I held my other hand at roughly the same distance from each on the other side. The old filter, unsurprisingly, let much more air flow through. Both charcoal filters were much more restrictive due to their extra thickness, leading me to feel much less air coming through. Both were roughly the same. Both filters also held up just fine to the strong blasts of air.
I bought a couple other filters that I was going to cut to fit to use one or both with these filters as a pre-filter and/or additional charcoal layer. After the airflow test, I decided against this, as these are a lot more restrictive than OEM already, and I didn't want to push it, since that could at best cause issues with getting good airflow into the car, and at worst could damage the blower. If not for the fact many, many people have been using these and similar filters for a long time without apparent issue caused by this, I would hesitate to even use these. I haven't noticed a decrease in the airflow, but it's doubtful I would since I rarely turn the fan up past the first couple settings (usually have it on the first) if I have it running at all, and I have the center vents pulled out (to access the inside of the dash) which causes the flow at the vents to be reduced slightly.
TL;DR - Both the POTAUTO and EPAuto charcoal filters appear to be a good choice, with the EPAuto having a slight edge on build quality (based on my limited sample size of one each) and a cheaper price. Filtration appears to be very similar between the two, certainly not enough of a difference to warrant the extra price for the POTAUTO over the EPAuto. Flow is significantly more restrictive than OEM filter but doesn't appear to be an issue. I give the EPAuto 5 stars and the POTAUTO 4 stars, only because the value of the POTAUTO is a good bit less (very similar or possibly even inferior quality for 33% more money). I can't speak to their longevity or performance, but I don't imagine either should prove to be an issue.
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As a side note relating specifically to the Legacy: replacing the cabin filter in this car is a PITA. It's not overly difficult per se, but a serious pain and certainly not something you're going to do when you have a spare few minutes. I'd rate it probably around a 3.5/10 in difficulty and a 7/10 for annoyance. While you can sort of access it by removing the manual compartment, you can't remove the tray through that. So you need to actually take the whole glove box out, which requires removing the side panel, unhooking the string/loop that keeps it from falling all the way down, and removing a few plastic screws, which can be a bit of a pain (and apparently Subaru loves them since they're all over the car). A stubby Philips driver will be helpful. Once you have the glove box out of the way, you have to unscrew several more of those plastic screws to remove the plastic cover between the glove box and the filter. This hole is where you gain access. Be careful when removing the old filter as loose dirt and debris may fall out and make a bit of a mess. You don't really want to get any in the fan below it if you can help it. Reverse the steps to reassemble it, and remember to reattach the string. Getting the glove box back in its track can be a bit of a challenge; in my experience from doing it multiple times I've found you sort of half force it and half don't. That is, it'll likely offer some resistance even if it's lined up, so if you try to baby it you'll probably be there a while, but also play with the alignment a bit to see if you can get it without marring up the tab and the slot on the right side too much. All in all, expect to spend anywhere from 15-45 minutes on this, and make sure you have a standard length as well as a shorter or stubby Philips screwdriver. I have to say, when it comes to air filters, this car is horrible. The air intake filter is a pain to change, too--much worse than most if not all other cars I've done.
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Keywords: Subaru Legacy, fourth gen, fourth generation, 4th gen, 4th generation, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017
★★★★★ 5
Good price on the part and 5 min install saved me $35
Fit fine in my 4th gen 4Runner took 5mins to install
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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2026