Hi Karyn, I would like to trade for a ground nut tuber (or two if they're not certain to survive transplant.) Would you be interested in Freesia, or daffodil bulbs? I have also ordered spicebush seeds and beebalm seeds (but they haven't arrived yet). I think I have irises growing in my yard, also. (I just got the house and the irises haven't bloomed yet, so I'm not sure what type they are.) Also, I'm a relatively new gardener, so if you are interested at all, you might have to instruct me in how best to prepare the plants for transplant. (I know this is the plant trading forum, but I figure tubers are more like bulbs. Please let me know if I'm wrong in that assumption.)

I've been looking for the american potato vine, Apios americana for some time. Please take a look at my lists; there's LOTS to choose from. Thanks in advance! Red Willow

Happyday, those are indeed large tubers, but I have read that they can get much larger. This is a lightly cultivated strain, and the documentation said "basketball size" tubers were possible. I'll have to see that to believe it. As for the pods, I don't know. Mine have never pollinated, and once I managed to trigger the complex flower to pollinate itself but the pod died of heat exposure or something before it grew very much. I believe there is some sort of swamp fly that is the main pollinator but no one knows for sure. And yes, they like lots of water. I just made sure to water mine enough that the top soil looked moist whenever possible. They can't be overwatered like some garden plants, and they can also tolerate dry conditions for a bit. The conditions that I think are likely to be best are moist, sandy loam type of environments with plenty of sun. But they do seem to be tolerant of adverse conditions.

Thanks. This was id'ed on Name this plant as Pink Fuzzy Bean Vine, Trailing Pink Wild Bean, Strophostyles helvola. Darn, I've been wanting groundnut for a long time, but have no use for this this vine.