1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes
Not avilable
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions
Desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline, Neutral, Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter
Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation
Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
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
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Not Available
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
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
Itchiness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
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
Fruits, Nut
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
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
Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Not Available, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA batatas
Selenicereus pteranthus
7.2 Common Name
Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine
Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Süßkartoffel
Selenicereus
7.2.3 In French
Patate douce
Selenicereus
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Słodki ziemniak
Selenicereus
7.2.8 In Latin
Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
moonlight cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Hylocereeae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species