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Apios americana

Apios americana

$1.00

GROUNDNUT

Category: Vines

Characteristics
Description

Bloom Color

Other Attributes

Edible, Fragrant, Long Island Provenance, Northeastern U.S. Native, Pollinator Attracting, Salt Tolerant

Bloom Time

August, September

Hardiness Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Exposure

Full Sun, Part Shade

Height

Soil Type

Moist Tolerant, Wet Tolerant

Apios americana

Twining herbaceous vine. Brown-purple flowers in dense clusters. Sweetly scented. August – September. Full sun to part shade, moist soil. Legume. Edible tubers raw or cooked. Host plant for the silver-spotted skipper. Our plants are Long Island native. Occurs throughout eastern N. America from New Brunswick to Florida. Zone 6, at least.

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