Sweet Potato

Phoenix Canariensis

About Sweet Potato and Phoenix Canariensis

Sweet Potato

Phoenix Canariensis

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Canary Islands

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

phoenix canariensis hybrid, Phoenix rupicola

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

along watercourse, Fertile bottom land, Moist Soils, Volcanic Islands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

8-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

152.00 cm

Rank: 86 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 23 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do Not over Water, Needs good drainage, Reduce watering in winter

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Palmetto weevil

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

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

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5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Energy

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

Air freshner, Food for insects, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

PHOENIX canariensis

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Canary Island Date Palm, canary date palm, dattier des Canaries, phoenix palm, pineapple palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Phoenix Canariensis

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Phoenix Canariensis

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

dattier des Canaries

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

palmera canaria

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Phoenix Canariensis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Palmeira-das-canárias

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Daktylowiec kanaryjski

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Phoenix Canariensis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Phoenix

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Phoeniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Phoenix Canariensis

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Phoenix Canariensis

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

Sweet Potato and Phoenix Canariensis Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Phoenix Canariensis physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Phoenix Canariensis height is 152.00 cm and width 910.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Phoenix Canariensis are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Phoenix Canariensis flower color: Yellow and Ivory
Phoenix Canariensis leaf color: Blue Green and Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Phoenix Canariensis

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