Cornflower

Sweet Potato

About Cornflower and Sweet Potato

Cornflower

Sweet Potato

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Number of Varieties

100400

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-1111-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Herb

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

IPOMOEA batatas

Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

In Hindi

Hydrangea

शकरकंद

In German

Hortensie

Süßkartoffel

In French

Hortensia

Patate douce

In Spanish

Hortensia

Batata

In Greek

υδραγεία

Γλυκοπατάτα

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Batata doce

In Polish

Hortensja

Słodki ziemniak

In Latin

Hibiscus

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Solanales

Family

Asteraceae

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Centaurea

Ipomoea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cynareae

Subfamily

Carduoideae

Number of Species

250400

1 27800

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Properties of Cornflower and Sweet Potato

Wondering what are the properties of Cornflower and Sweet Potato? We provide you with everything About Cornflower and Sweet Potato. Cornflower doesn't have thorns and Sweet Potato doesn't have thorns. Also Cornflower does not have fragrant flowers. Cornflower has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Sweet Potato has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Cornflower and Sweet Potato and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Sweet Potato

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

Cornflower and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Cornflower and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Sweet Potato flower color:
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Cornflower and Sweet Potato

Care of Cornflower and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, 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 Cornflower 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.