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Jan 23, 2014 6:24 AM CST
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Name: Sandi
Franklin, WI (Zone 5a)
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Does anyone have any of these to share for postage or ?

Thank you!

Sandi
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Jan 28, 2014 1:22 PM CST
Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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Are you referring to the (invasive in some areas) Dioscorea oppositifolia L.?
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"
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Jan 29, 2014 11:32 PM CST
Name: Sandy
Mont Belvieu, TX 77580 (Zone 9b)
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greene I am thinking they mean Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato Vine

you can find some seed here http://www.georgiavines.com/ca...
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Jan 30, 2014 9:03 AM CST
Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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@ilovejesus (hello, I hope your weather is not too bad!),

I posted my question as a follow up to the original poster hoping @Seedsower would tell us exactly what she was seeking - whether for ornamental or edible purposes - perhaps by including the botanical name(s) so we would not have to guess or give wrong information.

Having the botanical name helps. Given a choice of similar plants, I would hope responsible gardeners would choose the non-invasive plants.

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Dioscorea polystachya
Dioscorea batatas
Dioscorea opposita
Dioscorea bulbifera
Solanum laxum
etc.

As a side note, my neighbor thinks he is growing a 'pretty vine' and he regularly (and illegally) tosses his trimmings and cuttings into a nearby ditch Grumbling - out of sight, out of mind - thus setting us up for an invasive situation.
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"
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Jan 30, 2014 5:31 PM CST
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Name: Sandi
Franklin, WI (Zone 5a)
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Hello...it's me! I don't know the botanical/latin name. I just know I used to buy Cinnamon Vine and Air Potato Vine on ebay, it covered my metal gazebo wonderfully. Thanks!

I know one of them had nice shiny leaves. I'm not particular, they wouldn't winter over during our sub zero winters.
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Feb 3, 2014 1:19 PM CST
Name: Rick Rickman
McAlester, Oklahoma (Zone 7a)
I am not certain of the winter hardiness of Dioscorea batatas. I know the green is hardy here in Oklahoma & my Variegated one is too. And I have seen the green one growing very vigorously (weedy) here.

I will say that I do not believe Dioscorea bulbifera would be hardy, most people I know that grow this here bring bulbs in over the winter.
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Feb 14, 2014 7:22 PM CST
Name: Betsy
Texas (Zone 9a)
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Sandi,

Did you found the air potatoe, Dioscorea bulbifera? I am growing one and have one potatoe for you if you still need it.
Here's a photo:

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Mar 21, 2014 4:25 PM CST
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Name: Sandi
Franklin, WI (Zone 5a)
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Hi Betsy

Thank you for your kind offer. I am looking for multiples since the cost of shipping has become outrageous. Thank you again.~
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Nov 22, 2015 9:26 AM CST
Name: Susie
MI (Zone 5a)
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Just found your site & I have a Question or 2 Smiling A Gardening Friend Has sent me these
bublets of sweet potato vine I do not know what species only that she said it dose not flower . My question is I live in z 5a & would like to know how to store them till I can plant them or should I Plant them in soil Here in my home so they will be ready by spring time to plant them outside ?
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Nov 23, 2015 6:33 AM CST
Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)
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Hi Susie,
I don't know much about them and I don't know which kind of potato vine you have but I think you should wait a while regardless. You could start them early in pots to move outside later, but I would wait until late winter/early spring. They don't grow very fast until it gets warm but when it does they really take off and you won't have gained much by starting really early.
I left a pot of the invasive kind here (Dioscorea bulbifera) un-watered in an unheated and uncooled greenhouse for two years before dumping the soil out of the pot. I'm now fighting to eradicate them, so if that is what you have there is not much you can do that will hurt them. Other types are not hardy. If your friend is in your zone and hers come back every year that may be what you have.
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Nov 23, 2015 11:29 AM CST
Name: Susie
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TY Alana I Will ask Not sure what zone she is in will check ty I was going to wait till about March to pot them up so I could maybe have Greenery when it warms up Mid May up this way . I'm Not sure on the Type . as she was not Positive either.
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