Sweet Potato

Sea Lettuce

About Sweet Potato and Sea Lettuce

Sweet Potato

Sea Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Succulent

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

California

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Ulva lactuca, Ulva intestinalis

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

Coastal Regions, shores

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

10-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (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, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Cone shaped to oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

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

Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Fungal Diseases, Root rot

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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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus 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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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus 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

Bone strength, Rich in Iron, Rich in protein

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used in salads, Used to flavour soups

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

DUDLEYA caespitosa

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Sealettuce, Sand lettuce, Coast dudleya

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Sea Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Meersalat

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

La laitue de mer

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

lechuga de mar

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

θάλασσα Μαρούλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

alface mar

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Sea sałata

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Lactuca mare

2 Classification

2.1 Kingdom

Plantae

2.3 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

2.5 Class

Magnoliopsida

2.7 Order

Solanales

Rosales

2.9 Family

Convolvulaceae

Crassulaceae

2.10 Genus

Ipomoea

Dudleya

2.11 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

2.12 Tribe

Not Available

Sedeae

2.13 Subfamily

Not Available

Sedoideae

2.14 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Sea Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Sea Lettuce

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

Sweet Potato and Sea Lettuce Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Sea Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Sea Lettuce height is 15.20 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Sea Lettuce are as follows:

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

Care of Sweet Potato and Sea Lettuce

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