Sweet Potato

Cereus

About Sweet Potato and Cereus

Sweet Potato

Cereus

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

North America, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

princess of the night, Honolulu queen

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

400

Rank: 20 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

9-14

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

250.00 cm

Rank: 76 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Pink, Purple, Salmon, Violet

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Late Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Average Water Needs, Do not let dry out between waterings, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

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 to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

✔ ✘

90% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

✔ ✘

1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

51% Cactus 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

Antioxidants, cholesterol-lowering, Fever, Heart problems, Itching, Menstrual Disorders, Rheumatism, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Flowers, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

CEREUS

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Night blooming cereus

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

cereus

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

cereus

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

cereus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

cereus

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

cereus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

cereus

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

cereus

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

cereus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Selenicereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

400

Rank: 40 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Sweet Potato and Cereus

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

Compare Bulb Plants » More

Sweet Potato and Leucojum

Sweet Potato and Wild Hyacinth

Sweet Potato and Lily

» More

More Compare Bulb Plants

Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Cereus

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

Sweet Potato and Cereus Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Cereus physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Cereus height is 250.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Cereus are as follows:

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

Care of Sweet Potato and Cereus

Care of Sweet Potato and Cereus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cereus pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, 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 Cereus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.