Sweet Potato

Baobab

About Sweet Potato and Baobab

Sweet Potato

Baobab

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

African Baobab, Grandidier’s Baobab, Boab

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

4008

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Dry and Young forest Heaths, Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-1210-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA1,520.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Caterpillars

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

anti-allergy, Asthma, Skin irritation

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

ADANSONIA digitata

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Baobab, Dead Rat Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Baobab

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Affenbrotbaum

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Baobab

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Baobab

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Baobab

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

baobá

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Baobab

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Baobab

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Bombacaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Adansonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Bombacoideae

8.10 Number of Species

4008

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Baobab

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Potato and Baobab? We provide you with everything About Sweet Potato and Baobab. Sweet Potato doesn't have thorns and Baobab doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Potato does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Potato has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling and Vomiting and Baobab has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling 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 Sweet Potato and Baobab and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Baobab

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

Sweet Potato and Baobab Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Baobab physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Baobab height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Baobab are as follows:

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

Care of Sweet Potato and Baobab

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