Sweet Potato

Hart's Tongue Fern

About Sweet Potato and Hart's Tongue Fern

Sweet Potato

Hart's Tongue Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Fern

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Europe

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-126-8

0 99

1.2 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8*6

1.3 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.4 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm6.56 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.3 Minimum Width

NA10.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.5 Plant Color

2.5.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

2.5.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.5.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Yellow green

2.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Yellow green

2.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Yellow green

2.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.6 Shape

2.6.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Oblovate

2.7 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

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Not Available

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full 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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Bees, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Flowers, Root

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

Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

ASPLENIUM scolopendrium

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Hart's Tongue Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Hydrangea

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Hortensie

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Hortensia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Hortensia

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

υδραγεία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Hortênsia

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Hortensja

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Hibiscus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Solanales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Aspleniaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Not Available

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

400NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Hart's Tongue Fern

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Hart's Tongue Fern

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

Sweet Potato and Hart's Tongue Fern Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Hart's Tongue Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Hart's Tongue Fern height is 6.56 cm and width 10.50 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Hart's Tongue Fern are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Hart's Tongue Fern flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Hart's Tongue Fern leaf color: Yellow green

Care of Sweet Potato and Hart's Tongue Fern

Care of Sweet Potato and Hart's Tongue Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hart's Tongue Fern 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 Hart's Tongue Fern needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.