Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Mexico, Central America
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Red chokeberry, Purple chokeberry
Number of Varieties
-3
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
Anthropogenic, Boggy areas, Cliffs, Fens, Swamps, Terrestrial, Wet lands, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-153-8
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm182.88 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
50.00 cm182.88 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Purplish-black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove diseased branches by the tool's blades dipped into the alcohol solution
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
-
Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
Anaphylaxis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Air purification, Food for birds, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cold
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food
Pectin
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
ARONIA melanocarpa
Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
Black Chokeberry
In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
Black Chokeberry Shrub
In German
Yambohne
Schwarz Aronia Strauch
In French
Kłębian kątowaty
Noir Chokeberry Arbuste
In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Chokeberry negro Arbusto
In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
Μαύρο Chokeberry θάμνων
In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
Chokeberry preto Arbusto
In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Krzew aronii
In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
Lichen Frutex
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Rosales
Family
Fabaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Pachyrhizus
Aronia
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Maleae
Subfamily
-
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
1003
1
27800
👆🏻