Sweet Potato

Chicory

About Sweet Potato and Chicory

Sweet Potato

Chicory

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Mediterranean

Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Belgian Endive, Red Belgian Endive, Curly Endive (a.k.a. Frisee), Escarole, Radicchio (Chioggia) and Radicchio (Chioggia)

Number of Varieties

40010

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-123-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm3.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm1.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Butterflies

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as an ingredient in coffee

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

Cichorium intybus

Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed, bunk, coffeeweed, cornflower, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailors, succory, wild bachelor's buttons, and wild endive

In Hindi

शकरकंद

कासनी

In German

Süßkartoffel

Chicoree

In French

Patate douce

chicorée

In Spanish

Batata

achicoria

In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

ραδίκι

In Portuguese

Batata doce

chicória

In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

cykoria

In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

pancratium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Asterales

Family

Convolvulaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Ipomoea

Cichorium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Cichorioideae

Number of Species

40085

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Chicory

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Chicory

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

Sweet Potato and Chicory Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Chicory physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Chicory are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color:
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Chicory

Care of Sweet Potato and Chicory include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chicory pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chicory needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.