Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Shrubs and Vines
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Dioscorea japonica
Family: (Dioscoreaceae)
(P) climber to 8′. Japanese Mountain Yam. East Asia, China, C & S Japan. This twining perennial vine on the Order Beds always attracts attention. Shiny, alternate, cordate-palmate foliage. Blooms September to October with bubble gum-scented, small, inconspicuous cream flowers borne in axillary racemes. Sun, moist soil. 3 & T2
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