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ATTENTION: WINTER ORDERS (shipping & pick-up). All orders will be scheduled for shipping or pickup based on your location's last frost date and the dormancy status of the plants ordered. Please contact us if you need or order by a specific time and we will try to accommodate you.
ATTENTION: WINTER ORDERS (shipping & pick-up). All orders will be scheduled for shipping or pickup based on your location's last frost date and the dormancy status of the plants ordered. Please contact us if you need or order by a specific time and we will try to accommodate you.
Groundnut

Groundnut

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$8.00 - $28.00
$8.00
$8.00 - $28.00
$8.00
by The Original Edible Landscaping

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Apios Americana (American Groundnut)
A graceful, native perennial vine with a twining habit, Apios Americana produces fragrant maroon-chocolate flowers. Its sweet, starchy tubers, which are typically harvested in winter, can be eaten raw, boiled, fried, roasted, or prepared similarly to potatoes. Our plants come from a strain of LSU superior cultivars, known for their large tubers. Hardy in Zones 6-8.

Plant Characteristics:

  • Pest Resistance: Excellent
  • Disease Resistance: Excellent
  • Drought Tolerance: Very Good
  • Heat Tolerance: Good
  • Humidity Tolerance: Good
  • Sun Tolerance: Good
  • Wet Soil Tolerance: Good
  • Shade Tolerance: Good
  • No Spray: Excellent
  • Salt Tolerance: Poor
  • Fresh for Kids: Poor
  • Thorns: None
  • Plant Type: Vine
  • Soil Type: Fertile
  • Edible Type: Root
  • Self Fertile: Yes

This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. Comments and opinions are always welcome!

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