Piel de Sapo

Sweet Potato Vine

About Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine

Piel de Sapo

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Africa

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, Fields, Waste areas

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-4

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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20.30 cm

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15.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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150.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Yellow green, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light 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

Palmate

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

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

Indeterminate

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

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

reseeds, Seedlings

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, 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

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, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits 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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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits 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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5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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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

Not Available

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Nutrients, Vitamin C

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Lambkin'

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

Christmas Melon, Piel de Sapo

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Piel de sapo

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

Piel de sapo

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Piel de sapo

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Piel de sapo

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

Piel de sapo

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Piel de sapo

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Piel de sapo

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

Piel de sapo

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Violales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Benincaseae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine

Wondering what are the properties of Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine? We provide you with everything About Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine. Piel de Sapo doesn't have thorns and Sweet Potato Vine doesn't have thorns. Also Piel de Sapo does not have fragrant flowers. Piel de Sapo 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 Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine

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

Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Piel de Sapo height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Piel de Sapo flower color: Yellow
Piel de Sapo leaf color: Green and Light Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine

Care of Piel de Sapo and Sweet Potato Vine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Piel de Sapo 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 Piel de Sapo 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.