Ipomoea pandurata | Wild Potato Vine | Man of the Earth | 5_Seeds Metalmark Butterflies

Ipomoea pandurata | Wild Potato Vine | Man of the Earth | 5_Seeds Metalmark ButterfliesThis is Ipomoea pandurata, also known as Man of the Earth, Big root Morning Glory, and Wild Potato Vine. This plant likes to live in full sun where it attracts birds, bees, and butterflies. This vine has beautiful white blooms which last from late Summer until early Fall. These roots , if roasted, taste a lot like sweet potatoes. The roots are better to eat when they are at a young age. This is a larval host plant for the Purplish black Skipper

This is Canna indica

Green Ebony

USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 8

This is Piper nigrum

USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 7

and Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail butterflies

This plant likes to live in sun or partial shade where it will attract all kinds of birds

This is Asarina scandens Joan Lorraine

These seeds are from Thunbergia grandiflora Blue

This tree is listed as an endangered species

Yellow Bauhinia

These gorgeous blossoms show up in the middle of the Summer and stick around until early Fall