Sweet Potato

Fleeceflower

About Sweet Potato and Fleeceflower

Sweet Potato

Fleeceflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

High elevation

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Red, Burgundy, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Red, Burgundy, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Red, Burgundy, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Bi-lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Light Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Never Over-water

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Fungal leaf spots

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers 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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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Diarrhea, Stomach pain

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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Skin irritation

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Root, Root bark

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

fleeceflower

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

fleeceflower

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

fleeceflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Polygonum affine

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

fleeceflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

fleeceflower

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

fleeceflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

fleeceflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Agaricomycetes

8.4 Order

Solanales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Polygonaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Periscaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Unknown

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Fleeceflower

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Fleeceflower

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

Sweet Potato and Fleeceflower Physical Information

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

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Fleeceflower flower color: White
Fleeceflower leaf color: Red, Burgundy and Silver

Care of Sweet Potato and Fleeceflower

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