Potato

Pepperwort

About Potato and Pepperwort

Potato

Pepperwort

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Aquatics

Origin

South America, Chile

Australia

Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Number of Varieties

40001

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-3

12-6

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm250.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm610.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Round

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

In Water

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Spores

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Keep immersed in water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Frogs

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

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Fruits

Seeds, Spores

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Starch

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Container, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM tuberosum

MARSILEA mutica

Common Name

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort

In Hindi

आलू

Pepperwort

In German

Kartoffel

Pepperwort

In French

Pomme de terre

Pepperwort

In Spanish

Patata

Pepperwort

In Greek

Πατάτα

Pepperwort

In Portuguese

Batata

Pepperwort

In Polish

Ziemniak

Pepperwort

In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Pepperwort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Charophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Solanaceae

Marsileaceae

Genus

Solanum

Marsilea

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Lapidieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

140065

1 27800

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Properties of Potato and Pepperwort

Wondering what are the properties of Potato and Pepperwort? We provide you with everything About Potato and Pepperwort. Potato doesn't have thorns and Pepperwort doesn't have thorns. Also Potato does not have fragrant flowers. Potato has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting and Pepperwort has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting. 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 Potato and Pepperwort and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potato and Pepperwort

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

Potato and Pepperwort Physical Information

Potato and Pepperwort physical information is very important for comparison. Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Pepperwort height is 250.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Potato and Pepperwort are as follows:

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

Care of Potato and Pepperwort

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