Sweet Potato

Homalomena

About Sweet Potato and Homalomena

Sweet Potato

Homalomena

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Not Available

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

Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

9-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 24

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)▶

35.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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

Yellow green

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, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Divison, 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

Requires watering in the 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

Acidic, Neutral

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Tender Perennial 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% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Tender Perennial 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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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

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No Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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3% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Rheumatism

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Rhizomes

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Leaves used for wrapping food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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64% Tender Perennial 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 Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

HOMALOMENA Wallisii

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Homalomena

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Homalomena

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Homalomena

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Homalomena

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Homalomena

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Homalomena

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

homalomena

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Homalomena

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Homalomena

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Arales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Homalomena

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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122

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Homalomena

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Homalomena

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

Sweet Potato and Homalomena Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Homalomena physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Homalomena height is 35.60 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Homalomena are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Homalomena flower color: Yellow green
Homalomena leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy and Silver

Care of Sweet Potato and Homalomena

Care of Sweet Potato and Homalomena include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Homalomena pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Homalomena needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.