Sweet Potato

Japanese Cedar

About Sweet Potato and Japanese Cedar

Sweet Potato

Japanese Cedar

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Not Registered

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Cryptomeria japonica 'Cristata' Cryptomeria japonica 'Dacrydioides' Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis' Cryptomeria japonica 'Bandai Sugi' Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon'

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

40015

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Hills, low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-125-9

4 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA610.00 cm

0.1 6350

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

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Purple, Brown, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Acicular

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Budding, Seedlings

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, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Hay fever

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Wood

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

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

CRYPTOMERIA japonica

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Japanese Cedar, Japanese Cryptomeria

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Japanese Cedar

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

der japanischen Zeder

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Cedar japonais

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

cedro japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Ιαπωνικά Cedar

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Cedar japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

japoński cedr

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Italica Cedar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Cyptomeria

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 Japanese Cedar

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Japanese Cedar

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

Sweet Potato and Japanese Cedar Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Japanese Cedar physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Japanese Cedar height is 1,830.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Japanese Cedar are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Japanese Cedar flower color: Not Available
Japanese Cedar leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Japanese Cedar

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