Pong-pong

Sweet Potato

About Pong-pong and Sweet Potato

Pong-pong

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA400

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

moist forests, Tropical areas, Tropical Indian Ocean Islands

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1511-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Rose, Bronze, Brown, Sandy Brown, Black

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

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water Deeply, Water during periods of drought

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Bees

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

Not Available

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

Heart problems, Itching

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Branch, Stem, Wood

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Street Trees, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CERBERA manghas

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Arbon, Mifukuragi, Beach Milkwood, Dog Bane, Dog Bone, Grey Milkwood, Milkwood, Grey, Milkwood, Pink Eyed Cerbera, Rubber Tree

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bintaro

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Pong pong

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Faux manguier

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pong pong

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

Pong pong

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Pong pong

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Pong pong

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

Pong pong

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Cerbera

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Plumerieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rauvolfioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA400

1 27800

Properties of Pong-pong and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Pong-pong and Sweet Potato

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

Pong-pong and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Pong-pong and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Pong-pong height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Pong-pong and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Pong-pong flower color: White and Pink
Pong-pong 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 Pong-pong and Sweet Potato

Care of Pong-pong and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pong-pong 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 Pong-pong 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.