Landscape Uses:
	Vine on trellises and fences. Wildflower and rock gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Relatively common in pine rocklands and coastal uplands along the east coast.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Clambering or climbing vine.
Height:
	N/A; a vine with stems 5 feet or more in length.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate to fast.
Range:
	Monroe County north along the east coast to Brevard County; West Indies, southern Mexico and northern Central America.
Habitats:
	Pine rocklands, hammock edges and coastal thickets.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained limestone or sandy soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate to low; it prefers soils with organic content, but will still grow reasonably well in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak in summer.
Fruit:
	Paired slender pods that open on one side, 6-8" long. Dispersal is by wind.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Larval host for native moths, including the oleander moth (or polka dot wasp moth; Syntomeida epilais), tetrio sphinx moth (Pseudosphinx tetrio), and Uncle Sam moth (or faithful beauty; Composia fidelissima). For an excellent article by George Rogers on devil’s-potato as a host for moths, visit the Treasure Coast Natives blog.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seeds. For excellent and detailed information on Devil’s-potato propagation, see Fairchild Tropical Garden's Connect To Protect fact sheet.
Comments:
	An attractive vining wildflower. See a 2018 post on the Treasure Coast Natives blog on Devil’s-Potato and Its Mimectic Moths.