Sweet Potato

Red Cardinal

About Sweet Potato and Red Cardinal

Sweet Potato

Red Cardinal

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-128-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

11-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, 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

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Magenta, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

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

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

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

Average Water Needs

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

No serious insect or disease problems

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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic

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

Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

ERYTHRINA herbacea

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Red cardinal, Cardinal spear

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Red Cardinal

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Red Cardinal

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Cardinal rouge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Cárdenas

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Cardeal vermelho

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Red Cardinal

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Cardinalis Rubrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Erythrina

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Phaseoleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

400NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Red Cardinal

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Red Cardinal

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

Sweet Potato and Red Cardinal Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Red Cardinal physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Red Cardinal height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Red Cardinal are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Red Cardinal flower color: Red, Magenta and Orange Red
Red Cardinal leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Red Cardinal

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