Sweet Potato Vine

California Lilac

About Sweet Potato Vine and California Lilac

Sweet Potato Vine

California Lilac

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Vine, Flowering plant

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus maritimus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Hillside, Open Forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-137-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Rose

Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Black

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

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

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea

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

Feature Plant, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

CEANOTHUS 'Cascade'

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

California Lilac

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

कैलिफोर्निया बकाइन

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Kalifornien Lilac

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Californie Lilas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

California lila

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

Καλιφόρνια Λιλά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

California Lilac

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

Kalifornia Lilac

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

California Lilac

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Chlorophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Rhamnaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Ceanothus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA60

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and California Lilac

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and California Lilac

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

Sweet Potato Vine and California Lilac Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and California Lilac physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas California Lilac height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and California Lilac are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
California Lilac flower color: Blue
California Lilac leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and California Lilac

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and California Lilac include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and California Lilac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer California Lilac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.