Sweet Potato

Cestrum aurantiacum

About Sweet Potato and Cestrum aurantiacum

Sweet Potato

Cestrum aurantiacum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-128-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lance-shaped to oblong

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

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, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

reseeds

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Needs very little water

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

Acidic, 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 regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden, Farmland, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

No Medicinal Use

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

Traditional medicine

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

CESTRUM aurantiacum

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

orange jessamine

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Cestrum aurantiacum

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Hammersträucher

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Cestrum aurantiacum

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Cestrum

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Cestrum aurantiacum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Cestrum aurantiacum

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Cestrum aurantiacum

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Cestrum aurantiacum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Cestrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

400250

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Cestrum aurantiacum

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Cestrum aurantiacum

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

Sweet Potato and Cestrum aurantiacum Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Cestrum aurantiacum physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Cestrum aurantiacum height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Cestrum aurantiacum are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Cestrum aurantiacum flower color: Gold
Cestrum aurantiacum leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Cestrum aurantiacum

Care of Sweet Potato and Cestrum aurantiacum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cestrum aurantiacum pruning is done Prune regularly, 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 Cestrum aurantiacum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.