I
have already described the 3 species of groundnuts which I grew in a
post on February 2018. Now I am posting the photos of Traveler's
Delight (Apios
priceana)
and American
Groundnut (Apios
tuberosa)
– these both species have never flowered before in my experience.
A. priceana I grew from seeds. I sown them 3-4 years ago. My Japanese
Groundnut
(Apios
fortunei)
unfortunately died in spring but I received new tubers from Japan.
Price's
Potato-bean, Price's Groundnut, Traveler's
Delight (Apios
priceana):
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This species has started to flowering in last days of August. Maybe in next year it starts earlier (?) |
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The young inflorescence (first half of August) |
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Just before blooming |
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The inflorescence can be quite large and branched |
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A blooming inflorescence |
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The climbers have grown very large this year (a few meters long), because I gave them very large pot with very good fertile soil |
American Groundnut (Apios tuberosa = A. americana):
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The plants is extremely ornamental when blooming |
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It is cultivated also in ornamental gardens (not only as a root vegetable) |
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The species is self-incompatible, but I planted 2 various geneticaly accessions, so there is hope for true seeds |
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The inflorescences of A. tuberosa are smaller than ones of A. priceana |
Japanese Groundnut, Chinese Groundnut (Apios
fortunei, called also sometimes A. japonica) - the tubers received in summer from Japan:
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The tubers were damaged during transport (they started to rotting) but I planted them and they created healthy shoots |
A very interesting post. I've never managed to keep A. priceana going over the winter. Did the Apios fortunei survive?
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