Loosestrife

Sweet Potato Vine

About Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine

Loosestrife

Sweet Potato Vine

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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

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

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Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

meadows, Wet ground

All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

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15.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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40.60 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Black

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

Long Linear

Acicular

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

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, In Water

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires a lot of watering, Water Deeply

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Ample Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Prune in summer

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Don't use high pH fertilizers, fertilize in spring

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

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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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas

Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea

Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYTHRUM 'Happy'

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

Loosetrife

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Loosetrife

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

Loosetrife

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

salicaire

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

loosetrife

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

loosetrife

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

loosetrife

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

loosetrife

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

loosetrife

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Myrtales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Lythraceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Lythrum

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine

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

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Season and Care of Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine

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

Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Loosestrife height is 30.50 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Loosestrife flower color: Pink and Rose
Loosestrife leaf color: Dark Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine

Care of Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Loosestrife pruning is done Prune in spring and Prune in summer and Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Loosestrife needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Lots of watering. Whereas, in summer Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.