Mexican Marigold

Sweet Potato Vine

About Mexican Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine

Mexican Marigold

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not available

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Cushion/Mound-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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30.50 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Black

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

Pinnate

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, 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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

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?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

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

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Part 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

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% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% Annual Plants 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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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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22% Annual Plants 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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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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

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

Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TAGETES lucida

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

मैक्सिकन गेंदा

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

mexikanische Ringelblume

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Tagetes lucida

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

caléndula mexicano

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

μεξικάνικο κατιφέ

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tagetes lucida

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

meksykański nagietka

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus caltha

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Tagetes

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Tageteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Mexican Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine

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

Mexican Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

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

Mexican Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Orange Red
Mexican Marigold leaf color: Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Mexican Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine

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