Baobab

Sweet Potato Vine

About Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine

Baobab

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

African Baobab, Grandidier’s Baobab, Boab

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry and Young forest Heaths, Wild

All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-14

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

15.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,520.00 cm

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-allergy, Asthma, Skin irritation

Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ADANSONIA digitata

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

Baobab, Dead Rat Tree

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Baobab

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

Affenbrotbaum

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Baobab

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Baobab

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

Baobab

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

baobá

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Baobab

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

Baobab

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Adansonia

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Bombacoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine

Wondering what are the properties of Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine? We provide you with everything About Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine. Baobab doesn't have thorns and Sweet Potato Vine doesn't have thorns. Also Baobab does not have fragrant flowers. Baobab has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sweet Potato Vine has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine

Season and care of Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine is important to know. While considering everything about Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Baobab season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sweet Potato Vine season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Baobab is Loam, Sand and for Sweet Potato Vine is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Baobab is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Sweet Potato Vine is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Baobab height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Baobab flower color: White and Ivory
Baobab leaf color: Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine

Care of Baobab and Sweet Potato Vine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Baobab pruning is done Remove branches and Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Baobab needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.