Pennywort

Sweet Potato

About Pennywort and Sweet Potato

Pennywort

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 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

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Virginia

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

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400

Rank: 20 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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

White, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark 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

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

Not Available

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

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

Not Available

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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10% Aquatic 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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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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25% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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61% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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44% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

pennywort

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Wassernabel

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

pennywort

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Centella

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

pennywort

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

conchelo

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

wąkrota

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

pennywort

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Hydrocotyle

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

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 Pennywort and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Pennywort and Sweet Potato

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

Pennywort and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Pennywort and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Pennywort and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Pennywort and Sweet Potato

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