Cinquefoil

Sweet Potato

About Cinquefoil and Sweet Potato

Cinquefoil

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

Hybrid origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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400

Rank: 20 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Fields, Open Forest, Upland

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (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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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (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

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late 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 Planting

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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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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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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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

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

Not Available

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Cinquefoil

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

पंचकोण

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Fingerkraut

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

potentille

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

cinquefoil

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεντάφυλλο

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cinquefoil

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

pięciornik

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

cinquefoil

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Potentilla

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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400

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Properties of Cinquefoil and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Cinquefoil and Sweet Potato

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

Cinquefoil and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Cinquefoil and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Cinquefoil height is 30.50 cm and width 38.10 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Cinquefoil and Sweet Potato are as follows:

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

Care of Cinquefoil and Sweet Potato

Care of Cinquefoil and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cinquefoil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cinquefoil 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.