Honeydew

Sweet Potato

About Honeydew and Sweet Potato

Honeydew

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Africa

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow

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

Semi arid regions

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-4

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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20.30 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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150.00 cm

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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

Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Salmon

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

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

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites

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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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

5.12 Allergy

breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Potassium, Vitamin C

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Honigtau

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Miellat

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gotas de miel

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

melão de Honeydew

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

melon spadzi

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

honeydew

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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Properties of Honeydew and Sweet Potato

Wondering what are the properties of Honeydew and Sweet Potato? We provide you with everything About Honeydew and Sweet Potato. Honeydew doesn't have thorns and Sweet Potato doesn't have thorns. Also Honeydew does not have fragrant flowers. Honeydew has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing and Sweet Potato has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing. 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 Honeydew and Sweet Potato and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Honeydew and Sweet Potato

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

Honeydew and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Honeydew and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Honeydew height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Honeydew and Sweet Potato are as follows:

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

Care of Honeydew and Sweet Potato

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