Sweet Potato

Purple Butterbur

About Sweet Potato and Purple Butterbur

Sweet Potato

Purple Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 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

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60.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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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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Light Yellow, Ivory

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

Green, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Round

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

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

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Requires consistently moist soil

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

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

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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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19% Perennial Flowers 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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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

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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

Ground Cover

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

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Purple Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Lila Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Violet Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

púrpura petasita

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Purple Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

roxo Carrapicho

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Purple Butterbur

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

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Purple Butterbur

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Purple Butterbur

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

Sweet Potato and Purple Butterbur Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Purple Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Purple Butterbur are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Sweet Potato and Purple Butterbur

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