Sweet Potato

Caraway

About Sweet Potato and Caraway

Sweet Potato

Caraway

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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

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60.00 cm

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50.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Medium

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

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove dead flowers

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Self-fertile

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Leafhoppers, Root Pathogen, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Bugs

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

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Good for skin

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

Appetite enhancer, Bloating, Digestion problems, Digestive, Heartburn, Menstrual Cramps, Stomach spasms

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Leaves, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used in flavouring curries, teas

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, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

CARUM carvi

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Caraway, meridian fennel, Persian cumin

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

शाहजीरा

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Kümmel

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

carvi

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

alcaravea

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

κύμινο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

alcaravia

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

kminek

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Caraway

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Carum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Caraway

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Caraway

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

Sweet Potato and Caraway Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Caraway physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Caraway height is 50.80 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Caraway are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Caraway flower color: White
Caraway leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Caraway

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