1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus, Spurge
1.3 Origin
Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia
Not Available
1.4 Types
Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions
Desert, Semi arid regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
1.1.1 Bloom Time
Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter
Not Available
1.1.2 Repeat Bloomer
1.4 Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Not Available
2 Care
2.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
2.3 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation
Cuttings
2.4 Plant Maintenance
2.5 Watering Plants
2.5.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially
Needs very little water
2.5.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
2.6.2 In Spring
2.6.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
2.8 Soil
2.8.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
2.9.1 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Not Available
2.10.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
2.11 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
2.13 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
2.15 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
2.16 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
2.17 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
3 Facts
3.1 Flowers
3.1.1 Flower Petal Number
3.2 Fruits
3.2.1 Showy Fruit
3.2.2 Edible Fruit
3.3 Fragrance
3.3.1 Fragrant Flower
3.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
3.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
3.4 Showy Foliage
3.5 Showy Bark
3.6 Foliage Texture
3.7 Foliage Sheen
3.8 Evergreen
3.9 Invasive
3.10 Self-Sowing
3.11 Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms
Insects, Not Available
3.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting
Unknown
4 Benefits
4.1 Uses
4.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
4.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
4.1.3 Edible Uses
4.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
4.2 Plant Benefits
4.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C
Unknown
4.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Shoots
Leaf Stalks
4.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food
4.3 Used As Indoor Plant
4.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
4.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Vine
Not Available
5 Scientific Name
5.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA batatas
PACHYCEREUS weberi
5.2 Common Name
Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine
candelabro
5.2.1 In Hindi
5.2.2 In German
5.2.3 In French
5.2.4 In Spanish
5.2.5 In Greek
5.2.6 In Portuguese
5.2.7 In Polish
Słodki ziemniak
candelabro
5.2.8 In Latin
Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
candelabro
6 Classification
6.1 Kingdom
6.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
6.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
6.4 Order
6.5 Family
6.6 Genus
6.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
6.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
6.9 Subfamily
6.10 Number of Species