Sweet Potato

Japanese Yew

About Sweet Potato and Japanese Yew

Sweet Potato

Japanese Yew

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-124-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A2, A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

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

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings, Tip cutting

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

✔ ✘

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

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Aphids, Mealybugs, White Pine Weevil

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bonsai, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

anti-cancer

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Fruits, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as a dye, Wood is used for making furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

TAXUS cuspidata

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

spreading yew

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Japanese Yew

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

japanische Eibe

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Japanese Yew

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

tejo japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Ιαπωνικά Yew

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Xapanese Filho

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Xapanese Son

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Filius Xapanese

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

Taxaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Taxus

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 Yew

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Japanese Yew

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

Sweet Potato and Japanese Yew Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Japanese Yew physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Japanese Yew height is 90.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Japanese Yew are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Japanese Yew flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Japanese Yew leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Japanese Yew

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