Sweet Potato

Pentas

About Sweet Potato and Pentas

Sweet Potato

Pentas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Africa, Madagascar

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Pentas lanceolata, Pentas ledermannii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400NA

0 40000

1.7 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-1210-15

0 99

1.13 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.14 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.15 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm243.84 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.3 Minimum Width

NA91.44 cm

0.1 6350

8.11 Plant Color

8.11.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Red, Purple, Pink

8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

8.11.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green

8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

8.12 Shape

8.12.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Egg-shaped

8.13 Thorns

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9 Season

9.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

9.2 Growing Conditions

9.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

9.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

9.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

9.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

9.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

9.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Indeterminate

9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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9.3 Tolerances

Drought

10 Care

10.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

10.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

10.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

10.4 Watering Plants

10.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

10.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

10.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

10.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

10.5 Soil

10.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

10.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

10.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

10.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches

10.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 13-13-13 amounts

10.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Red blotch

10.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

11 Facts

11.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

11.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

11.2 Fruits

11.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

11.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

11.3 Fragrance

11.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

11.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

11.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

11.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

11.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

11.8 Evergreen

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11.9 Invasive

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11.10 Self-Sowing

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11.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

11.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Not Available

12 Benefits

12.1 Uses

12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Showy Purposes

12.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

12.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

12.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

12.2 Plant Benefits

12.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Diarrhea, Malaria, Snakebite, To Treat Ascariasis, To Treat Lymphadenitis

12.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Flowers, Leaves, Root

12.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

12.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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12.5 Garden Design

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

PENTAS

13.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Pentas, Star flower, Star cluster

13.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Pentas plant

13.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Pentas Pflanze

13.2.3 In French

Patate douce

plante Pentas

13.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

planta pentas

13.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

φυτό Pentas

13.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

planta Pentas

13.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Pentas roślin

13.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Pentas herba

14 Classification

14.1 Kingdom

Plantae

14.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

14.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

14.4 Order

Solanales

Gentianales

14.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Rubiaceae

14.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Pentas

14.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

14.8 Tribe

Not Available

Knoxieae

14.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Rubioideae

14.10 Number of Species

40082

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Pentas

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Pentas

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

Sweet Potato and Pentas Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Pentas physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Pentas height is 243.84 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Pentas are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Pentas flower color: White, Red, Purple and Pink
Pentas leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Pentas

Care of Sweet Potato and Pentas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pentas pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove hanging branches. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pentas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.