Sweet Potato

Sugar Apple

About Sweet Potato and Sugar Apple

Sweet Potato

Sugar Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Caribbean, South America

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Pinks Mammoth, African Pride, Late Gold, Geffner, Hilary White

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

Warm and moist climatic conditions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

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

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (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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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (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 green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Sea Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

oblong or narrow-lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container

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

Do Not over Water, Does not require 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

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 young trees into an open vase shape

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Anthracnose, Diplodia rot, Leaf spot

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits 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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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Fruit Bats

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Promotes Healthy Hair, Promotes healthy skin

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

Diabetes, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Bark, Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used to make hair tonic, Used to promote healthy blood flow during menstruation

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

Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

ANNONA squamosa

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Sugar Apple

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

सीताफल

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Zuckerapfel

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Sugar Apple

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Manzana de azúcar

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

ζάχαρη της Apple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Pinha

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Cukier Jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Sugar Apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Magnoliales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Annonaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Annona

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Abreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Maloideae

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Sugar Apple

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Sugar Apple

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

Sweet Potato and Sugar Apple Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Sugar Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Sugar Apple height is 460.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Sugar Apple are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Sugar Apple flower color: Yellow green
Sugar Apple leaf color: Light Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Sugar Apple

Care of Sweet Potato and Sugar Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Apple pruning is done Prune young trees into an open vase shape. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.