Sweet Potato

Winter Squash

About Sweet Potato and Winter Squash

Sweet Potato

Winter Squash

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Central America, Mexico, North America

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

9-11

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

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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7.62 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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50.80 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Peach, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Summer, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

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

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, 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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove the old foliage

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Balanced organic fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphate

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Dry root rot, Fusarium leaf spot, Soft scales

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Shade areas, Shallow soil

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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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

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

Ants, Bees

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Dermatitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair

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

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Immunity, Manganese, Obesity, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

For making oil, Used As Food

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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

CUCURBITA pepo 'White Crown of Thorns'

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Winter Squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

कोंहड़ा

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Winter squash

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

courges d'hiver

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

calabaza de invierno

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

σκουός χειμώνα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

abóbora

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

dynia

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Violales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

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Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Winter Squash

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Winter Squash

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

Sweet Potato and Winter Squash Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Winter Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Winter Squash height is 7.62 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Winter Squash are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Winter Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Winter Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Winter Squash

Care of Sweet Potato and Winter Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Winter Squash pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove the old foliage. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Winter Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.