Sweet Potato

Prickly Lettuce

About Sweet Potato and Prickly Lettuce

Sweet Potato

Prickly Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Europe

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

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very 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

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

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

Requires regular watering

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Moist

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

Red blotch

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants 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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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual Plants 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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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants 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

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Showy Purposes

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

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

LACTUCA serriola

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Prickly Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Feigensalat

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

laitue scariole

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

lechuga espinosa

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

alface espinhosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Kolczasta Sałata

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Opuntia Lactuca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Lactuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

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Cichorieae

8.9 Subfamily

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Prickly Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Prickly Lettuce

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

Sweet Potato and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

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

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Prickly Lettuce

Care of Sweet Potato and Prickly Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Prickly Lettuce 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 Prickly Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.