Variegated Cinnamon Vine is an attractive selection featuring wide, creamy white and green, variegated foliage.
Native to China and Japan, these unique vines are prized for their ornamental value and tasty tubers. Cinnamon Vine Tubers are eaten boiled, steamed or mashed like potatoes. hardy Perennial vines, they die back in the winter and re-grow in the spring.
Latin Name: Dioscorea batatas
Site and Soil: Climbing Yams like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Climbing Yams do not require pollination.
Hardiness: Climbing Yams can be grown where temperatures fall to minus 25° F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 8-10 ft. in width on fence, trellis or other support.
Bloom Time: Spring
Ripening Time: Tubers are ready in fall.
Yield: 5-10 lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Climbing Yams are not bothered by pests or diseases.
USDA Zone: 5
Sunset Western Zone: Not listed
Sunset Northeast Zone: Not listed