RHS Other common names
ground nut, ground pen, Indian potato, mic-mac potato, North American potato bean, North American wild bean, pig potato, potato pea, sagabon, trailing pea, tuberose wisteria, tuberous-rooted wisteria, white apple, wild bean, cinnamon vine, wild wisteria
Synonyms
Apios tuberosa
Climber Wall Shrub
A slender, herbaceous perennial climber with edible tubers and leaves made up of five or seven, pointed leaflets. The scented flowers, borne in late summer and early autumn are pea-like, pale brown outside and dark, reddish-brown inside
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres