Pennywort

Potato

About Pennywort and Potato

Pennywort

Potato

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

Type

Aquatics

Vegetable

Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

South America, Chile

Types

Virginia

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Number of Varieties

54000

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Wet lands

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10-9999

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

10-5

12-3

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm91.44 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

90.00 cm60.96 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Green

Blue, Purple, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Oval

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loose, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

15-15-15 amounts

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

SOLANUM tuberosum

Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

In Hindi

pennywort

आलू

In German

Wassernabel

Kartoffel

In French

pennywort

Pomme de terre

In Spanish

Centella

Patata

In Greek

pennywort

Πατάτα

In Portuguese

conchelo

Batata

In Polish

wąkrota

Ziemniak

In Latin

pennywort

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Solanales

Family

Apiaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Hydrocotyle

Solanum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Asterids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

7001400

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Pennywort and Potato

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

Compare Aquatic Plants » More

Pennywort and Sacred Lotus

Pennywort and Yellow Pond Lily

Pennywort and Watermilfoil

» More Compare Aquatic Plants

Season and Care of Pennywort and Potato

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

Pennywort and Potato Physical Information

Pennywort and Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Pennywort and Potato are as follows:

Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Potato flower color: Blue, Purple, Red and White
Potato leaf color: Green

Care of Pennywort and Potato

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