Sweet Potato

Desert Ironwood

About Sweet Potato and Desert Ironwood

Sweet Potato

Desert Ironwood

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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

North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-128-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Small oblong

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

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

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

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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1.2 Tolerances

Drought

2 Care

2.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

2.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Transplanting

2.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

2.4 Watering Plants

2.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water

2.5.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

2.5.4 In Spring

Moderate

2.5.6 In Winter

Average Water

2.7 Soil

2.7.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

2.7.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

2.8.1 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

2.9 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

2.10 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

2.12 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

2.13 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Red blotch

2.14 Plant Tolerance

Drought

3 Facts

3.1 Flowers

Showy

3.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

3.2 Fruits

3.2.1 Showy Fruit

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3.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3.3 Fragrance

3.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

3.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

3.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

3.4 Showy Foliage

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3.5 Showy Bark

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3.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

3.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

3.8 Evergreen

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3.9 Invasive

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3.10 Self-Sowing

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3.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Butterflies

3.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Not Available

4 Benefits

4.1 Uses

4.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

4.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

4.1.3 Edible Uses

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4.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

4.2 Plant Benefits

4.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Not Available

4.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Seeds, Stem

4.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Carvings, Knife handles

4.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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4.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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4.5 Garden Design

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

Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

5 Scientific Name

5.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

OLNEYA tesota

5.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Ironwood

5.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

5.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Wüsteneisenholz

5.2.3 In French

Patate douce

désert Ironwood

5.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Ironwood desierto

5.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Ironwood έρημο

5.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

deserto Ironwood

5.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

pustynia Ironwood

5.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

desert ironwood

6 Classification

6.1 Kingdom

Plantae

6.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

6.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

6.4 Order

Solanales

Fabales

6.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Fabaceae

6.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Olneya

6.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

6.8 Tribe

Not Available

Robinieae

6.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

6.10 Number of Species

400NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Desert Ironwood

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Desert Ironwood

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

Sweet Potato and Desert Ironwood Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Desert Ironwood physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Desert Ironwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Desert Ironwood are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Desert Ironwood flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Desert Ironwood leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Desert Ironwood

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