Gillyflower

Sweet Potato

About Gillyflower and Sweet Potato

Gillyflower

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 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

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, 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

Late Spring, 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

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

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

Not Available

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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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants 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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5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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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

Not Available

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

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Sweet Potato

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

Gillyflower and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Gillyflower and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Gillyflower and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Gillyflower and Sweet Potato

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