Sweet Potato

Loosestrife

About Sweet Potato and Loosestrife

Sweet Potato

Loosestrife

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Hybrid origin

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

meadows, Wet ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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40.60 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

Pink, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

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

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

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

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground, In Water

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Do not let dry out between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires a lot of watering, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Lots of watering

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

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Prune in summer

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Don't use high pH fertilizers, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

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5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Cosmetics

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

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

LYTHRUM 'Happy'

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Loosetrife

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Loosetrife

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Loosetrife

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

salicaire

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

loosetrife

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

loosetrife

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

loosetrife

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

loosetrife

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

loosetrife

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Lythraceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Lythrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, 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 Loosestrife

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Loosestrife

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

Sweet Potato and Loosestrife Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Loosestrife physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Loosestrife height is 30.50 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Loosestrife are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Loosestrife flower color: Pink and Rose
Loosestrife leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Loosestrife

Care of Sweet Potato and Loosestrife include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Loosestrife pruning is done Prune in spring and Prune in summer. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Loosestrife needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Lots of watering.