Sweet Potato

Bay Laurel

About Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel

Sweet Potato

Bay Laurel

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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

Mediterranean

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

California bay leaf, Indian bay leaf or malabathrum, Indonesian bay leaf

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Forest edges, Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-128-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Linear

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

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Requires regular 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

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

Prune in summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Asthma

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

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

anti-allergy, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Headache, Muscle Pain, Pain killer

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

LAURUS nobilis

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

bay laurel

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Lorbeer

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

laurier

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

laurel

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

δάφνη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

louro

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

wawrzynu

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

sinus laurus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Solanales

Laurales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Lauraceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Laurus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

4003

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel? We provide you with everything About Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel. Sweet Potato doesn't have thorns and Bay Laurel 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 Bay Laurel 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 Bay Laurel and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel

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

Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Bay Laurel height is 150.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Bay Laurel flower color: Yellow green
Bay Laurel leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel

Care of Sweet Potato and Bay Laurel include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bay Laurel pruning is done Prune in summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bay Laurel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.