Sweet Potato

Serrano Pepper

About Sweet Potato and Serrano Pepper

Sweet Potato

Serrano Pepper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Mexico, Central America, South America

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

Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 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 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Green, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Dark Green, Black

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Elliptic

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Do Not over Water

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

Loam

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

fungus, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Hives, Rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

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

Diphtheria, Gout, Malignant Scarlet Fever, Paralysis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food

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

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

CAPSICUM annuum 'Serrano'( Longum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Hot Chili Pepper, Serrano Pepper

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Serrano Kali Mirch

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Serrano Pfeffer

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Piment serrano

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Chile serrano

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Serrano pepper

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Serrano pimenta

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Serrano pieprz

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Serrano piperis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Solanales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Capsicum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Capsiceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Solanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

40027

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Serrano Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Serrano Pepper

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

Sweet Potato and Serrano Pepper Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Serrano Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Serrano Pepper height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Serrano Pepper are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Serrano Pepper flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Serrano Pepper leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Serrano Pepper

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