Parsnip

Sweet Potato Vine

About Parsnip and Sweet Potato Vine

Parsnip

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial and Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

waste ground, wastelands

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

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

Rosette/Stemless

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm15.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

7.60 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Black

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

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

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

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, Pot

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

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

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

Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

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

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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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

Stomach burn

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Blood purifying, Good for skin

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

Aphrodisiac

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Herb, Vegetable

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PASTINACA sativa

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

Parsnip

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

चुकंदर

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

Pastinake

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Panais

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chirivía

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δαυκίου

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cherivia

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Pasternak

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

parsnip

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Parsnip and Sweet Potato Vine

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

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Season and Care of Parsnip and Sweet Potato Vine

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

Parsnip and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Parsnip and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Parsnip height is 15.20 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Parsnip and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Parsnip flower color: Yellow
Parsnip leaf color: Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Parsnip and Sweet Potato Vine

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