Sweet Potato

Snake Plant

About Sweet Potato and Snake Plant

Sweet Potato

Snake Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

India

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Sansevieria cylindria, Sansevieria parva

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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Not Available

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

All sorts of environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

9-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 13, 14, 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

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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30.50 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

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Dark 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

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, 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

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Cuttings, Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Requires regular watering

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial 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

Larvae of Agave Weevil

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

Glossy

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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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Analgesic

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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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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

Acne, anti-allergy, Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Leaves, Rhizomes, Rootstock, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Traditional medicine

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

Sansevieria trifasciata

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Mother-in-law's Tongue, Viper's Bowstring Hemp, Snake plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

नाग संयंत्र

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Snake plant

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Snake plant

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Snake plant

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

φυτό φίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Snake plant

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

wąż roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Snake plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Sansevieria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

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 Snake Plant

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Snake Plant

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

Sweet Potato and Snake Plant Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Snake Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Snake Plant height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Snake Plant are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Snake Plant flower color: White
Snake Plant leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Snake Plant

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