Sweet Potato

Indian Holly Fern

About Sweet Potato and Indian Holly Fern

Sweet Potato

Indian Holly 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

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

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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

Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

7-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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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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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

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

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Mealybugs

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

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern 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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5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Hummingbirds

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

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Unknown

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Blood disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Buds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Culinary use

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

ARACHNIODES simplicior

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Indian holly fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

भारतीय होली फर्न

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Indische Stechpalme Fern

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

houx indienne Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

India acebo helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Ινδική ιερά Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Indiana holly Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Indyjski Holly Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Latin Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pteridopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Dryopteridales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Arachniodes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Indian Holly Fern

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Indian Holly Fern

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

Sweet Potato and Indian Holly Fern Physical Information

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

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Indian Holly Fern flower color: Not Available
Indian Holly Fern leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Indian Holly Fern

Care of Sweet Potato and Indian Holly Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Indian Holly Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Indian Holly Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.