Cactus

Sweet Potato Vine

About Cactus and Sweet Potato Vine

Cactus

Sweet Potato Vine

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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

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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2000

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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27.55 cm

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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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3.44 cm

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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

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Several shades of Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Several shades of Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Globe shaped

Acicular

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

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

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

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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1.1.2 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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1.2 Showy Foliage

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1.3 Showy Bark

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1.4 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Coarse

1.5 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

1.6 Evergreen

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1.7 Invasive

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1.8 Self-Sowing

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1.9 Attracts

Birds

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

1.10 Allergy

Not Available

Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face

2 Benefits

2.1 Uses

2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

2.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

2.1.3 Edible Uses

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2.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

2.2 Plant Benefits

2.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

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

2.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

2.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

2.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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Sometimes

2.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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2.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant

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

3 Scientific Name

3.1 Botanical Name

Cactaceae

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

3.2 Common Name

Cactus

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

3.2.1 In Hindi

Naagaphanee

शकरकन्द

3.2.2 In German

Kaktus

Süßkartoffel

3.2.3 In French

Cactus

Patate douce

3.2.4 In Spanish

El Cactus

Ipomoea batatas

3.2.5 In Greek

κάκτος

Sweet potato

3.2.7 In Portuguese

cacto

Batata-doce

3.2.8 In Polish

kaktus

Wilec ziemniaczany

3.2.9 In Latin

Cactus

Ipomoea batatas

4 Classification

4.1 Kingdom

Plantae

4.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

4.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

4.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Solanales

4.5 Family

Cactaceae

Convolvulaceae

4.6 Genus

Not Available

Ipomoea

4.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

4.8 Tribe

Not Available

4.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

Not Available

4.10 Number of Species

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1800

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Cactus and Sweet Potato Vine

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

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Season and Care of Cactus and Sweet Potato Vine

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

Cactus and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Cactus and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Cactus and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Cactus and Sweet Potato Vine

Care of Cactus and Sweet Potato Vine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves and Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cactus 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.