Sweet Potato

Softstem Bulrush

About Sweet Potato and Softstem Bulrush

Sweet Potato

Softstem Bulrush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

North America

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

Rank: 20 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Lake margins, Lake Sides, Lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

270.00 cm

Rank: 75 (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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150.00 cm

Rank: 74 (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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Olive

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Olive

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Olive

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Sandy Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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33% Sedge and Rush 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

Rhizome division, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

occasional watering once established

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly 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

Aphids, Mealy bugs, Scale, Scale insects

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

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush 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 Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has 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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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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22% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Itchiness

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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33% Sedge and Rush 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

Abscess, Snakebite, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Rhizomes, Root, Seeds, Shoots, Stem

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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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

Schoenoplectus Tabernaemontani

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Grey Club-Rush, Great Bulrush, Softstem Bulrush

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Softstem Bulrush

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Softstem Bulrush

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Softstem Bulrush

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Softstem Bulrush

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Softstem Bulrush

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Softstem Bulrush

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Softstem Bulrush

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Softstem Bulrush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Poales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Schoenoplectus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Softstem Bulrush

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Softstem Bulrush

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

Sweet Potato and Softstem Bulrush Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Softstem Bulrush physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Softstem Bulrush height is 270.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Softstem Bulrush are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Softstem Bulrush flower color: Not Available
Softstem Bulrush leaf color: Olive

Care of Sweet Potato and Softstem Bulrush

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