Blue Flax

Sweet Potato

About Blue Flax and Sweet Potato

Blue Flax

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.72 cm

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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45.72 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, 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?

Ground

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

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Neutral, Alkaline

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, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

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

Good for skin

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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

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Not Available

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Bleu lin Plante

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Linales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Linaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Linum

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Blue Flax and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Sweet Potato

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

Blue Flax and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Blue Flax and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Flax and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Blue Flax and Sweet Potato

Care of Blue Flax and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Flax pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Flax 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.