Butterwort

Sweet Potato

About Butterwort and Sweet Potato

Butterwort

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Pinguicula vulgaris, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula alpina

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

Rank: 20 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Damp Places, Fens, Gravels, meadows, Moist Soils, shores, Shores of rivers or lakes, springs, Wet lands

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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152.40 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.96 cm

Rank: 94 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Circular

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, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, 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?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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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

Medium

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

Insects, Not Available

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

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

Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cough, Throat infection

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PINGUICULA

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Butterwort

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterwort plant

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Fettkraut Pflanze

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

plante Butterwort

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta butterwort

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Butterwort

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Butterwort

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterwort roślin

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

Butterwort herba

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Lentibulariaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Pinguicula

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Butterwort and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Butterwort and Sweet Potato

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

Butterwort and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Butterwort and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Butterwort height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterwort and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Butterwort flower color: Not Available
Butterwort leaf color: Not Available
Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Butterwort and Sweet Potato

Care of Butterwort and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterwort pruning is done 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 Butterwort 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.