Sweet Potato

Swiss Chard

About Sweet Potato and Swiss Chard

Sweet Potato

Swiss Chard

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Biennial or Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Europe

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Leaf beet, Seakettle beet, Spinach beet

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-124-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.2 Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.3.1 Minimum Width

NA30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.4 Plant Color

2.4.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Green

2.4.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.4.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.4.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow

2.4.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

2.4.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

2.4.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.5 Shape

2.5.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

2.6 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Late Spring, 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

Ground

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

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

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Cercospora leaf spot, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, Slow downs aging, Speed hair growth

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

Antitumor, Carminative, Haemostatic, Stomachic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Cultivated for fodder, Eaten as a pot herb, Used to make juice

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

BETA vulgaris ssp. cicla

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Swiss Chard

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Swiss Chard

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Swiss Chard

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Chard suisse

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Acelgas

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Σέσκουλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Acelga suíça

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Boćwina

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Swiss Chard

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Beta

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cyclolobeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Betoideae

8.10 Number of Species

4003

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato and Swiss Chard

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Swiss Chard

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

Sweet Potato and Swiss Chard Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Swiss Chard physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Swiss Chard height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Swiss Chard are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Swiss Chard flower color: Red and Green
Swiss Chard leaf color: Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White and Yellow

Care of Sweet Potato and Swiss Chard

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