tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post5235719769016825530..comments2023-06-26T11:16:53.190-04:00Comments on Garden Bytes from the Big Apple: The Apios americana are in bloom again...Ellen Zachoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-49846628806800148692010-09-02T15:29:13.572-04:002010-09-02T15:29:13.572-04:00Wiseacre, I've dug them in the wild (don't...Wiseacre, I've dug them in the wild (don't tell my local rangers) and the soil tends to be very rocky and tough. Mostly I find them on river banks and lake shores. Much easier to harvest from a container, but not as much of a thrill. Both ways taste good.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-46329896614583330152010-09-02T11:29:53.814-04:002010-09-02T11:29:53.814-04:00I think you're right that few even know about ...I think you're right that few even know about this native wildflower. The only place I've ever seen them is in the wild. <br /><br />I'm not hooked but I do get a rush every time I find some. I should take some irrigation flags with me next time I go wandering along the river. Then I can go back and forage some of the tubers later. Growing them in a container sounds like a good idea.wiseacrehttp://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-29533666200430941222010-09-01T15:08:03.589-04:002010-09-01T15:08:03.589-04:00Oh, I'm planning to write about the tubers!!! ...Oh, I'm planning to write about the tubers!!! (Check my old post from 11.12.09 for initial info.) Since the tubers grow in chains, out and away from the stem, it's easy to harvest the outer tubers and leave plenty to support next year's vines. I suggest leaving 4-6 tubers per vine. Which means you can probably harvest 3 or 4 times as many!Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-72188623472049686522010-09-01T14:58:17.054-04:002010-09-01T14:58:17.054-04:00Although you weren't planning to write about t...Although you weren't planning to write about the tubers, I need to know if digging some to eat damages the plant. I once planted Iris florentina so I could produce my own organic orris root powder for potpourris. After I saw the flowers bloom was unable to harvest the roots and destroy the plant. Wound up with a nice row of iris, no orris root powder.Ellen Spector Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423952859470792007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-32382852954981103542010-09-01T13:50:53.127-04:002010-09-01T13:50:53.127-04:00Cindy, yes they're perennial and they come bac...Cindy, yes they're perennial and they come back bigger and stronger every year.<br /><br />Gardenglamour, I bought a single plant from Gowanus Nursery (Brooklyn) in fall of 2008 and less than 2 years later it's a giant! You can also mail order this plant from Brushwood Nursery in PA.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-43750543096880303752010-09-01T08:42:33.586-04:002010-09-01T08:42:33.586-04:00Thanks for the great planting tip. I love this vi...Thanks for the great planting tip. I love this vine! Do you start from seed or did you discover @ a nursery?gardenglamournoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-41807320104270002912010-09-01T08:39:21.373-04:002010-09-01T08:39:21.373-04:00so are they a perennial? they look great!so are they a perennial? they look great!cindynoreply@blogger.com