Sweet Potato

Cactus

About Sweet Potato and Cactus

Sweet Potato

Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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2000

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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27.55 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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3.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Several shades of Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Globe shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

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

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

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

Alkaline

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

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

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5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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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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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

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

Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

Cactaceae

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Naagaphanee

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Kaktus

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

El Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

cacto

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Solanales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

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8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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1800

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Cactus

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

Sweet Potato and Cactus Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Cactus are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Cactus

Care of Sweet Potato and Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.