Sweet Potato

Black Garlic

About Sweet Potato and Black Garlic

Sweet Potato

Black Garlic

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Allium sativum Garlic, Allium ursinum Wild Garlic, Allium neapolitanum Daffodil Garlic

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400NA

0 40000

1.11 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Fertile bottom land, Sandy areas, Well Drained

1.12 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-125-8

4 99

1.13 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.14 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.15 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

1.10.1 Minimum Width

NA20.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.11 Plant Color

1.11.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Purple, Light Pink, Violet

1.11.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.11.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

1.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Gray Green

1.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

1.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

1.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

1.12 Shape

1.12.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Narrow Oblong

1.13 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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2.3 Tolerances

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Budding, By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Divison, Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High-Phosphate Fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Red blotch

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

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4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

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4.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

4.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Not Available

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Cancer, High cholestrol, Infections

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Fruits, Seeds

5.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

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

Alpine, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

ALLIUM nigrum

6.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Black Garlic

6.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Black Garlic Plant

6.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Schwarz Knoblauchpflanze

6.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Noir Ail Plante

6.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Planta de ajo negro

6.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Μαύρο σκόρδο Φυτών

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Planta alho negro

6.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Czarny Czosnek roślin

6.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Allium nigrum Planta

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

7.4 Order

Solanales

Liliales

7.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Liliaceae

7.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Allium

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Allioideae

7.10 Number of Species

40045

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Black Garlic

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Black Garlic

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

Sweet Potato and Black Garlic Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Black Garlic physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Black Garlic height is 60.00 cm and width 20.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Black Garlic are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Black Garlic flower color: White, Purple, Light Pink and Violet
Black Garlic leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Black Garlic

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