Sweet Potato

Shooting Star

About Sweet Potato and Shooting Star

Sweet Potato

Shooting Star

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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

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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Rank: 75 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Floodplains, open Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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Not Available

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Red, Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Ovate elongated

2.4 Thorns

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

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

Acidic, Neutral

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

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, 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

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

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% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub 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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55% Most Useful Shrub 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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7% Most Useful Shrub 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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14% Most Useful Shrub 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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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Unknown

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

shooting star

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

shooting star

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Dodecatheon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Dodecatheon

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

shooting star

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Dodecatheon

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

shooting star

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

shooting star

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Dodecatheon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Shooting Star

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Shooting Star

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

Sweet Potato and Shooting Star Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Shooting Star physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Shooting Star are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Sweet Potato and Shooting Star

Care of Sweet Potato and Shooting Star include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, 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 Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.