Shan yao - Chinese yam - Cinnamon vine (4" pot)
Latin Name: Dioscorea polystachya. Family: Dioscoreaceae (Yam)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Climbing vine
Mature size: 19 ft
Native range: East Asia
Preferred habitat: Garden soil, climbing vine on trellis, fence or tree, full sun
Pollinators: Small insects
Edible parts: Tubers, aerial tubers
Uses and functions: Medicinal, Food
Vine with fragrant, cinnamon-smelling flowers. After a few years, aerial tubers will be produced which can be eaten cooked like potatoes, or planted. The taproot, once large, is an amazingly savory cooked vegetable with a starchy, umami flavor prized in traditional Asian herbalism for its tonic properties. The crown of the root can be replanted.
Latin Name: Dioscorea polystachya. Family: Dioscoreaceae (Yam)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Climbing vine
Mature size: 19 ft
Native range: East Asia
Preferred habitat: Garden soil, climbing vine on trellis, fence or tree, full sun
Pollinators: Small insects
Edible parts: Tubers, aerial tubers
Uses and functions: Medicinal, Food
Vine with fragrant, cinnamon-smelling flowers. After a few years, aerial tubers will be produced which can be eaten cooked like potatoes, or planted. The taproot, once large, is an amazingly savory cooked vegetable with a starchy, umami flavor prized in traditional Asian herbalism for its tonic properties. The crown of the root can be replanted.
Latin Name: Dioscorea polystachya. Family: Dioscoreaceae (Yam)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Climbing vine
Mature size: 19 ft
Native range: East Asia
Preferred habitat: Garden soil, climbing vine on trellis, fence or tree, full sun
Pollinators: Small insects
Edible parts: Tubers, aerial tubers
Uses and functions: Medicinal, Food
Vine with fragrant, cinnamon-smelling flowers. After a few years, aerial tubers will be produced which can be eaten cooked like potatoes, or planted. The taproot, once large, is an amazingly savory cooked vegetable with a starchy, umami flavor prized in traditional Asian herbalism for its tonic properties. The crown of the root can be replanted.
