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Groundnut or Potato Bean

Apios americana

Exposure : Sun to partial shade

Hardiness :   -20°C.

Size :  Vine / 5 m

Harvest : Year-round.

Propagation : By planting tubers.

Culinary use : The tubers have a taste reminiscent of potatoes, but sweeter. Eaten raw, boiled, or as flour. The pods are cooked like beans, and the flowers are eaten raw.




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