Hopniss - Apios Americana - Ground Nut - Potato Bean - Shipped in Spring or Fall
Perennial climber with numerous tuberous and fragrant pea like flowers that bloom in the summer followed by edible bean shaped fruits (beans will only form in a suitable climate). Tubers are connected by a vine root resembling a rosary. Edible tubers are large, white and were traditionally used as a food crop for indigenous people across North America. Excellent source of calcium, iron and protein more than a regular potato. It can be eaten boiled or fried. It must be peeled as the peel contains latex. Some people can have negative reaction to consumption. A great perennial food crop. Nitrogen fixing legume native to North America. Find it near streams, or damp areas where it can get full sun, in its natural habitat. This plant is threatened and not common in the wild.
Hardy to zone 3
NO SHIPPING OUTSIDE OF CANADA
KEEP REFRIGERATED UNTIL PLANTING
Comes with 8 tubers
Perennial climber with numerous tuberous and fragrant pea like flowers that bloom in the summer followed by edible bean shaped fruits (beans will only form in a suitable climate). Tubers are connected by a vine root resembling a rosary. Edible tubers are large, white and were traditionally used as a food crop for indigenous people across North America. Excellent source of calcium, iron and protein more than a regular potato. It can be eaten boiled or fried. It must be peeled as the peel contains latex. Some people can have negative reaction to consumption. A great perennial food crop. Nitrogen fixing legume native to North America. Find it near streams, or damp areas where it can get full sun, in its natural habitat. This plant is threatened and not common in the wild.
Hardy to zone 3
NO SHIPPING OUTSIDE OF CANADA
KEEP REFRIGERATED UNTIL PLANTING
Comes with 8 tubers
Perennial climber with numerous tuberous and fragrant pea like flowers that bloom in the summer followed by edible bean shaped fruits (beans will only form in a suitable climate). Tubers are connected by a vine root resembling a rosary. Edible tubers are large, white and were traditionally used as a food crop for indigenous people across North America. Excellent source of calcium, iron and protein more than a regular potato. It can be eaten boiled or fried. It must be peeled as the peel contains latex. Some people can have negative reaction to consumption. A great perennial food crop. Nitrogen fixing legume native to North America. Find it near streams, or damp areas where it can get full sun, in its natural habitat. This plant is threatened and not common in the wild.
Hardy to zone 3
NO SHIPPING OUTSIDE OF CANADA
KEEP REFRIGERATED UNTIL PLANTING
Comes with 8 tubers