Hog Peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata

Height: up to 4 ft
Bloom Time: July-September
Sunlight: Full Sun to Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist, Medium, Dry
Life Cycle: Annual Vine
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Hog Peanut is a short vine that is delicate in appearance and naturally climbs among plant stems. Its leaves grow in groups of threes. The flowers bloom in July to September in dangling groups and are light purple, pink, or white. Later, legume pods form. A different type of petal-less flower also blooms at the base of the plant and produces one-seeded pods (peanuts). This species is used as a host plant for Silver Spotted Skipper caterpillars. Hog Peanut thrives in shady areas with dry or moist soil. When growing in sunnier locations, it will only grow well when the soil is consistently damp. This species acts as annual, completing its full life cycle in one growing season.