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About Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia
1.4 Types
Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus
Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
29400
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert
Cold Regions, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
12-1511-12
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
40.00 cm60.00 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
13.00 cmNA
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Magenta
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Pink, Red
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Not Available
Heart-shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Root, Shoots
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius
IPOMOEA batatas
7.2 Common Name
Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo
Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine
7.2.1 In Hindi
Blue barrel cactus
शकरकंद
7.2.2 In German
Blau Faßkaktus
Süßkartoffel
7.2.3 In French
Bleu barrel cactus
Patate douce
7.2.4 In Spanish
biznaga Azul
Batata
7.2.5 In Greek
Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος
Γλυκοπατάτα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
cacto de tambor azul
Batata doce
7.2.7 In Polish
Niebieski baryłkę kaktus
Słodki ziemniak
7.2.8 In Latin
Blue Cactus
Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Solanales
8.5 Family
Cactaceae
Convolvulaceae
8.6 Genus
Echinocactus
Ipomoea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cacteae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Cactaceae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
29400
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Properties of Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato? We provide you with everything About Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato. Blue Barrel has thorns and Sweet Potato doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Barrel does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Barrel has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sweet Potato 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 Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato

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

Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato are as follows:

  • Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta

  • Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available

  • Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available

  • Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato

Care of Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Barrel pruning is done No pruning needed and Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Barrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.