| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial 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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 10 feet |
| Fruit: | Other: 2 to 4 inch long legume-like pods. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Green Other: Variable, light green to light yellowish-green with rose-purple margins. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Edible Parts: | Roots |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 30 to 90 days |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Dividing tubers |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
