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Amphicarpaea bracteata |
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| Common name |
American hog peanut |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5) |
| Flowers |
pink to white (late summer) |
| Size |
vine to 4' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
From seed  |
Scarify and soak seed, then germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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Native to the U.S. Northeast, where it grows in moist soils of wooded and shrubby areas. Clusters of pretty pale pink flowers. A couple years ago my seedlings were strong enough, but I planted them out in an area that most likely didn't suit their needs. They were never seen again. I'll try to do better with this year's crop of seedlings.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Amphicarpaea bracteata
- Seed from '09 trade. Bagy 70F (13d) - scarified w sandpaper - 70F (13%G, 3-5d) - sandpapered harder - 70F (50%G, 4-9d). More would have germinated with further scarification
- Same seed as above. Sandpapered, baggy 70F (90%G, 4-12d)
- Same seed as above. Sandpapered, baggy 70F (50%G, 4-13d)
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