| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 10 feet |
| Plant Spread: | same spread |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy Other: 3 to 6 inch long legume-like pods |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink Other: Pale pinkish-white to greenish-white with lilac-purple tips. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Uses: | Vegetable Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Roots |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division Other: Dividing tubers |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious Endangered: There are about 25 known occurrences. |
