Sweet Potato

Desert Fern

About Sweet Potato and Desert Fern

Sweet Potato

Desert Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Fern

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-127-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10*5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm6.56 cm

0.54 3900

6.5.1 Minimum Width

NA10.50 cm

0.1 6350

8.11 Plant Color

8.11.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

8.11.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Not Available

8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Not Available

8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

8.12 Shape

8.12.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Oblovate

8.13 Thorns

✔ ✘

9 Season

9.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

9.2 Growing Conditions

9.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

9.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

9.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

9.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

9.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

9.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Spring, Summer

9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

9.3 Tolerances

Drought

10 Care

10.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

10.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings, Stem Planting

10.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

10.4 Watering Plants

10.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Not Available

10.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant

10.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

10.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

10.5 Soil

10.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

10.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

10.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

10.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

10.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Red blotch

10.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

11 Facts

11.1 Flowers

Showy

None

11.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

11.2 Fruits

11.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

11.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

11.3 Fragrance

11.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

11.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

11.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

11.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

11.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

11.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

11.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

11.10 Self-Sowing

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11.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Bees, Flies

11.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

12 Benefits

12.1 Uses

12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

12.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

12.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

12.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

12.2 Plant Benefits

12.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

12.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Flowers, Root

12.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

12.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

12.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

CHEILANTHES eckloniana

13.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Desert Fern, Lipfern, Rock Fern

13.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Hydrangea

13.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Hortensie

13.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Hortensia

13.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Hortensia

13.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

υδραγεία

13.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Hortênsia

13.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Hortensja

13.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Hibiscus

14 Classification

14.1 Kingdom

Plantae

14.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

14.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

14.4 Order

Solanales

Not Available

14.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Pteridaceae

14.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Not Available

14.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

14.8 Tribe

Not Available

14.9 Subfamily

Not Available

14.10 Number of Species

400NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Desert Fern

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Desert Fern

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

Sweet Potato and Desert Fern Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Desert Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Desert Fern height is 6.56 cm and width 10.50 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Desert Fern are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Desert Fern flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Desert Fern leaf color: Not Available

Care of Sweet Potato and Desert Fern

Care of Sweet Potato and Desert Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Desert Fern 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 Desert Fern needs Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Average Water.