Sweet Potato

Surprise Lily

About Sweet Potato and Surprise Lily

Sweet Potato

Surprise Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Not Available

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

Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NANA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory

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

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Long linear and narrow

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Needs very little 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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

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

Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, 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

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Bees, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects

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

Bulbs

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

bulb used as starch

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

LYCORIS

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

surprise lily

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Überraschung Lilie

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Lycoris squamigera

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Lycoris squamigera

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

surprise lily

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

surpresa lírio

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

niespodzianka lilia

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

surprise lily

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Lycoris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

400NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Surprise Lily

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Surprise Lily

Season and care of Sweet Potato and Surprise Lily is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Potato and Surprise Lily Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Potato season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Surprise Lily season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Sweet Potato is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Surprise Lily is Not Available while the PH of soil for Sweet Potato is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Surprise Lily is Not Available.

Sweet Potato and Surprise Lily Physical Information

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

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Surprise Lily flower color: White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender and Ivory
Surprise Lily leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Surprise Lily

Care of Sweet Potato and Surprise Lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Surprise Lily pruning is done Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, 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 Surprise Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.