Blue Barrel

Sweet Potato

About Blue Barrel and Sweet Potato

Blue Barrel

Sweet Potato

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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

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1511-12

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

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

13.00 cmNA

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

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

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

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

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, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

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

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

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

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

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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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

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

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

1 27800

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.

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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.