Sweet Potato

Yukon Gold Potato

About Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold Potato

Sweet Potato

Yukon Gold Potato

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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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

it is a variety of potato

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-3

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

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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45.70 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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40.60 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Ovate

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

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, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Do Not over Water, Water occasionally

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

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize the soil before planting

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Bulbs

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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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

SOLANUM tuberosum 'Yukon Gold'

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Yukon Gold Potato

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

Yukon गोल्ड आलू

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Yukon Gold Kartoffeln

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Yukon Gold de pommes de terre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Yukon Gold de la Papa

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

Yukon Gold πατάτας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

Yukon Gold batata

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

Yukon Złote ziemniaków

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Aurum Yukon SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

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8.4 Order

Solanales

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8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Solanum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold Potato

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold Potato

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

Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold Potato Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Yukon Gold Potato height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold Potato are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Yukon Gold Potato flower color: Light Pink and Lavender
Yukon Gold Potato leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold Potato

Care of Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Yukon Gold Potato pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Yukon Gold Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.