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
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada, Mexico
1.4 Types
Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes
Plains Cottonwood, Rio Grande cottonwood
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions
bottomlands, Floodplain, Hardwood forests, Riverbanks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm3,050.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze
Green, Gray
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Toothed curved and flat petiole
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
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
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter
Early Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
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
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove hanging branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch
Aphids, Borers, Caterpillars, Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting
Hay fever, Headache, Runny nose, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C
Anodyne, Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Febrifuge
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Shoots
Inner Bark, Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Biomass for fuel, Used as firewood, Used As Food
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
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA batatas
POPULUS deltoides
7.2 Common Name
Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine
Eastern Cottonwood
7.2.1 In Hindi
शकरकंद
Eastern Cottonwood
7.2.2 In German
Süßkartoffel
Eastern Cottonwood
7.2.3 In French
Patate douce
Cottonwood Orient
7.2.4 In Spanish
Batata
Cottonwood del Este
7.2.5 In Greek
Γλυκοπατάτα
Ανατολική Cottonwood
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Batata doce
Cottonwood Oriental
7.2.7 In Polish
Słodki ziemniak
Eastern Cottonwood
7.2.8 In Latin
Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Orientalium Poplar
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Convolvulaceae
Salicaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Salicoideae
8.10 Number of Species