Sweet Potato

Kou

About Sweet Potato and Kou

Sweet Potato

Kou

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Mareer, Manjak

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

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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670.00 cm

Rank: 31 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Oval

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

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings, Stem 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

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

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

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Root rot, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

CORDIA subcordata

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Cordia subcordata

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Cordia subcordata

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Cordia subcordata

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Cordia subcordata

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Cordia subcordata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Cordia subcordata

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Cordia subcordata

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Cordia subcordata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Boraginaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Cordia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Kou

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Kou

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

Sweet Potato and Kou Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Kou physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Kou are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Kou

Care of Sweet Potato and Kou include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.