According to the UF/IFAS, one invasive plant in Florida could be mistaken for a tasty, starchy treat: Dioscorea bulbifera, ...

Louisiana sister-in-law Phyllis surprised me with another unique passalong recently. Last year, it was the walking iris. This time, it was air potato seed balls that produce an easy care vine that ...

We are no stranger to invasive, climbing, vining plants in the New Orleans area. They seem to have the ability to swallow trees, houses, fence lines and, if you stand still long enough, gardeners.

India (Kumaon region, western Himalayas): axillary tubers cut into pieces, steeped in water, and boiled prior to eating. Maharashtra State (Thane District): the Warli tribe eat the roasted roots.

Native to Africa and Asia, this vine is an extremely invasive species (Dioscorea bulbifera) that came to Florida in 1905. It produces bulbils that fall to the ground and sprout. They then develop ...

We are quite familiar with flowering climbers - roses, wisteria, passion vines and many more. But foliage plants (with the exception of English ivy) are more rare in our ornamental landscapes, and ...

Q Can you identify this vine for us? It grows from a potato and produces more potatoes on the vine itself during growing season. It freezes but we harvest the potatoes and store them in a paper bag in ...