American Groundnut - Apios americana
American Groundnut, Apios americana, is a perennial, herbaceous vine native to the Eastern United States and Canada. American Groundnut commonly grows in moist thickets, stream banks, or wetlands in full sun to part shade. A vigorous vine, American Groundnut grows between 8 and 16 feet long. Highly attractive purple flowers, reminiscent of wisteria, bloom in summer. Groundnut has a long history of use as a food crop in the Americas. Native Americans dug the tubers to be fried or boiled and eaten much like a potato. American Groundnut is also commercially cultivated in Japan. Each vine produces a string of small tubers, up to 1 inch in diameter. Best grown in humus rich, moist soil in full sun. Needs some support, such as a trellis or fence, to climb.
Photo: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
American Groundnut - Apios americana
Zone: 4-9
Height: 8-15 ft.
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Average
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Very good experience with my groundnut purchase! Nine healthy little plants arrived much more quickly than expected, packed very well and moist and protected.
I ordered two Ground Nuts (Apios Americana), which I was happy to find available as plants at all! Sadly, one of them was not packaged so well as the other and was sliding around in the box upon arrival, kind of "beat up". I'm hoping I'll be able to nurse it back to health and plant it soon with its sibling!
Plants were already putting on growth in the first few days; shopped correctly and very nice. Thank you!!
Nice fast service. Nice healthy plants. Happy you had this in stock and glad I found you online.