Sweet Potato

Blue Flax Lily

About Sweet Potato and Blue Flax Lily

Sweet Potato

Blue Flax Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

assera , caerulea , cinerascens , petasmatodes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

mild coastal areas, Upland sandy savannas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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15.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Blue, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Blue, Violet

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Long Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Light Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Rhizome division, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

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 the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Crown rot, Fungal leaf spots

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Light Frost

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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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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No Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

breathing problems, Dizziness, poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes, small hedge, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Unknown

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

DIANELLA caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Blue Flax Lily, Blueberry Lily, Paroo Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

blue flax lily

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

blau Flachs Lilie

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Dianella caerulea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Dianella caerulea

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Dianella caerulea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

blue flax lily

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

blue flax lily

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

blue flax lily

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Monocots

8.4 Order

Solanales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Dianella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Blue Flax Lily

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Blue Flax Lily

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

Sweet Potato and Blue Flax Lily Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Blue Flax Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Blue Flax Lily height is 40.00 cm and width 15.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Blue Flax Lily are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Blue Flax Lily flower color: White, Blue and Blue Violet
Blue Flax Lily leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Blue Flax Lily

Care of Sweet Potato and Blue Flax Lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Flax Lily pruning is done Prune in the late winter or spring, 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 Blue Flax Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.