Sweet Potato

Hairy Vetch

About Sweet Potato and Hairy Vetch

Sweet Potato

Hairy Vetch

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla

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

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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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

Not Available

White, Purple

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

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very 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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Needs less watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Less Watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Clay, Sandy

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

Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Shade areas

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual 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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50% Annual 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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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual 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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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bouquets

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Edible, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

VICIA villosa

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

hairy vetch

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Zottelwicke

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

vesce velue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

veza

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

τριχωτό βίκος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

ervilhaca peluda

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

owłosione wyki

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

pea

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Vicia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Vicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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140

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Hairy Vetch

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Hairy Vetch

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

Sweet Potato and Hairy Vetch Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Hairy Vetch physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Hairy Vetch height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Hairy Vetch are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Hairy Vetch flower color: White and Purple
Hairy Vetch leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Hairy Vetch

Care of Sweet Potato and Hairy Vetch include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hairy Vetch 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 Hairy Vetch needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.