Sweet Potato

Napa Cabbage

About Sweet Potato and Napa Cabbage

Sweet Potato

Napa Cabbage

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Europe

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

4005

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

agricultural areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

6-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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

60.00 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA12.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Light Green

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

Heart-shaped

Cushion

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Spring, Summer, Late 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

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

20-20-20 amount, Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

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

Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

नापा पत्तागोभी

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Chinakohl

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Napa chou

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Lechuga de Napa

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Νάπα Λάχανο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Repolho Napa

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Kapusta Napa

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Napa Brassica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Brassica

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 Napa Cabbage

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Napa Cabbage

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

Sweet Potato and Napa Cabbage Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Napa Cabbage physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Napa Cabbage height is 20.30 cm and width 12.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Napa Cabbage are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Napa Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Napa Cabbage leaf color: Light Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Napa Cabbage

Care of Sweet Potato and Napa Cabbage include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Napa Cabbage pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Napa Cabbage needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.