Crown Flower

Sweet Potato

About Crown Flower and Sweet Potato

Crown Flower

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India, China

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Shrub

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA400

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1511-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

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 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

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Abandonment, epilepsy, Fever, Gout, Leprosy, Skin irritation, Syphilis, Tooth ache, Ulcers

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CALOTROPIS gigantea

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Crown flower

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Crown flower

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Crown Blume

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

fleur de la Couronne

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

flor de la corona

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

στέμμα λουλούδι

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

coroa da flor

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

korona kwiatu

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

flos florum

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Asclepiadaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Calotropis

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asclepiadoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA400

1 27800

Properties of Crown Flower and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Crown Flower and Sweet Potato

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

Crown Flower and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Crown Flower and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Crown Flower height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Crown Flower and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Crown Flower flower color: Lavender
Crown Flower leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Crown Flower and Sweet Potato

Care of Crown Flower and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crown Flower 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 Crown Flower 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.