Sweet Potato Vine

Bird's Nest Fern

About Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern

Sweet Potato Vine

Bird's Nest Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Fern

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Hawaii, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Polynesia

1.4 Types

Vine, Flowering plant

Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium scolopendrium, Asplenium rutamuraria

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5700

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams

Terrestrial, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1310-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Rose

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Black

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Narrow

2.4 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

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter

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

Acidic, 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

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Put diluted fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

General weakness in children, Mouth Sores

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine

Container, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

ASPLENIUM nidus

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

Birds Nest Fern, Pakpak-lauin

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

घोंसला फ़र्न पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Vogelnest Farn Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Nest Fern Bird Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

Helecho nido de pájaro Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

Φωλιά του Πουλιού Fern Φυτό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

Fern do ninho do pássaro Plantar

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

Ptasie Gniazdo Fern Roślina

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

Bird 's Nest Fern planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Aspleniaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Asplenium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA700

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern? We provide you with everything About Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern. Sweet Potato Vine doesn't have thorns and Bird's Nest Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Potato Vine does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Potato Vine has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash and Twitching of face and Bird's Nest Fern has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash and Twitching of face. 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 Vine and Bird's Nest Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern

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

Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Bird's Nest Fern height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
Bird's Nest Fern flower color: Not Available
Bird's Nest Fern leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Bird's Nest Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bird's Nest Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bird's Nest Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.