Sweet Potato

Chinese Lantern

About Sweet Potato and Chinese Lantern

Sweet Potato

Chinese Lantern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Chinese lantern,Japanese-lantern, winter cherry

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

40090

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds, Damp Places, hedge rows, Mountain Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-128-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA12.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

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

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

Elliptic, toothed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Requires regular watering

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Whiteflies

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

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

breathing problems, Diarrhea, Headache, Irritation to stomach, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

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

Antiphlogistic, Antirheumatic, Antitussive, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

ABUTILON 'Amsterdam'

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Chinese lantern

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Lampionblume

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Coqueret alkékenge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Chinese lantern

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Chinese lantern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Chinese lantern

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Miechunka rozdęta

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Chinese lantern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Malvaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Physalis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Physaleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Solanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

40090

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Chinese Lantern

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Chinese Lantern

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

Sweet Potato and Chinese Lantern Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Chinese Lantern physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Chinese Lantern height is 120.00 cm and width 12.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Chinese Lantern are as follows:

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

Care of Sweet Potato and Chinese Lantern

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