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Fabaceae
Apios
Apios americana
Also known as Glycine apios, Apios apios, Indian potato, Apios americana f. keihneri
Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Apios · Groundnut · Hopniss · Native Plant · Edible Tuber · Climbing Vine · Perennial Vine · Wildflower · Nitrogen Fixer · North American Native
Apios, also known as groundnut or hopniss, is a fast-growing native vine that thrives in partial shade to full sun and moist, rich soil. It produces fragrant, pinkish-purple flowers in summer and edible tubers that can be harvested in autumn like small potatoes. Provide a trellis or support structure, as vines can reach 6–10 feet in length.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water regularly to keep soil consistently moist, especially during dry spells; tolerates brief dry periods once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 6a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Purple
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle
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