Bulbophyllum

Sweet Potato Vine

About Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine

Bulbophyllum

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Bulbophyllum grandiflorum

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

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Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Humid climates, Well Drained

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-15

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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35.60 cm

Rank: 100 (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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40.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Gold, Light Green, Tan

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Purple, Dark Green, Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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13% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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16% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

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

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune lower leaves, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Water soluble fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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All Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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71% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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26% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

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

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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77% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BULBOPHYLLUM burfordiense

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

Bulbophyllum, Orchid

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bulbophyllum plant

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

Bulbophyllum Pflanze

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Bulbophyllum plante

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

bulbophyllum planta

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβόφυλλο φυτό

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bulbophyllum plantar

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Bulbophyllum roślina

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

Bulbophyllum herba

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Orchidaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Bulbophyllum

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Podochileae

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8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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2000

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Properties of Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine

Wondering what are the properties of Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine? We provide you with everything About Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine. Bulbophyllum doesn't have thorns and Sweet Potato Vine doesn't have thorns. Also Bulbophyllum does not have fragrant flowers. Bulbophyllum 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 Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine

Season and care of Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine is important to know. While considering everything about Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bulbophyllum season is Fall and Sweet Potato Vine season is Fall. The type of soil for Bulbophyllum is Not Available and for Sweet Potato Vine is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bulbophyllum is Not Available and for Sweet Potato Vine is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Bulbophyllum height is 35.60 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Bulbophyllum flower color: White, Gold, Light Green and Tan
Bulbophyllum leaf color: Green and Light Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine

Care of Bulbophyllum and Sweet Potato Vine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bulbophyllum pruning is done Prune lower leaves, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bulbophyllum 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.