Milkweed Vine Morrenia odorata 100 Seeds

The Milkweed Vine is a perennial vine from South America that has ivy shaped, deep green leaves and curious, star-shaped flowers. The greenish-white flowers have a lovely vanilla fragrance. It has large, green seed pods that are filled with tufted, black seeds. It is grown as an ornamental for its flowers and its pods but it is also edible and is used as a vegetable in areas where it occurs naturally. Nearly all of the plant above ground is edible but prized is the fruit. It should be picked when about the size of a tennis ball then boiled or roasted for about 40 minutes. The flavor is a cross between a zucchini and a potato. It is highly esteemed in South America. It produces continuously in frost-free areas. As with most milkweeds it will support the growth of larval Monarch caterpillars.