Sweet Potato

Eastern Gamagrass

About Sweet Potato and Eastern Gamagrass

Sweet Potato

Eastern Gamagrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

Rank: 20 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

5-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

150.00 cm

Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Yellow, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light brown, Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green, Olive

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

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 consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

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

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Borers, Red blotch

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

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Skin irritation

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

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

TRIPSACUM dactyloides

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Eastern Gamagrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

पूर्वी Gamagrass

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Eastern Gamagrass

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Gamagrass Orient

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Maicillo del Este

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Ανατολική Gamagrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Gamagrass Oriental

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Eastern Gamagrass

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Orientalium Gamagrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Streptophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Poales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Tripsacum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Andropogoneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Eastern Gamagrass

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Eastern Gamagrass

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

Sweet Potato and Eastern Gamagrass Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Eastern Gamagrass physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Eastern Gamagrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Eastern Gamagrass are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Eastern Gamagrass flower color: Light Yellow and Orange Red
Eastern Gamagrass leaf color: Green and Olive

Care of Sweet Potato and Eastern Gamagrass

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