Wild Yam, Colic Root

I have only grown it in an enclosed greenhouse setting and found that it is very susceptible to thrips.

This plant is also native to most of Wisconsin (I'm in z4b) according to the UW Stevens Point site. I found it growing in the margins of...Read More the Wisconsin River marsh near my home. The seed pods make an excellent addition to dried autumn arrangements.

Low (and slow) germination. Nice-looking plant; good growth,leaves are longer than wide,and have very conspicuous veins,leaves are alter...Read Morenate[the lower ones in whorls of 3 to 8] -- no bug damage or pests seen. It grew one long vine with no side shoots for the first 6 feet,than it began to fill out. Slender vine stems climb well with support.

Highly sought after for DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone, a natural, intermediate steroid hormone produced in the human body by the adrenal glands), and used for anti-aging herbal formulas.

Leaves may contain some kind of toxn, as no bugs eat them.