Sweet Potato

Chinese Elm

About Sweet Potato and Chinese Elm

Sweet Potato

Chinese Elm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Ulmus chumlia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus elongata

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

River side

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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1,520.00 cm

Rank: 28 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Yellow, Red, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

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 if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

allergic reaction

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bonsai, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Antidote, Demulcent, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction

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, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

ULMUS parvifolia 'Drake'

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Chinese Elm, Drake Elm

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

चीनी एल्म

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Chinese Elm

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Elm chinoise

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

olmo chino

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Κινέζοι Elm

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Elm chinês

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Chiński Elm

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Chinese Elm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Ulmaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Ulmus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ulmeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Chinese Elm

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Chinese Elm

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

Sweet Potato and Chinese Elm Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Chinese Elm physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Chinese Elm height is 1,520.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Chinese Elm are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Chinese Elm flower color: Red
Chinese Elm leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Chinese Elm

Care of Sweet Potato and Chinese Elm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chinese Elm pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Elm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.