Sweet Potato Vine

California Sycamore

About Sweet Potato Vine and California Sycamore

Sweet Potato Vine

California Sycamore

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

California

1.4 Types

Vine, Flowering plant

American Sycamore, Arizona Sycamore

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Floodplains, River side, Stream side

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-133-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA1,520.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Rose

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Black

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Sandy Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, 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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water

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

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches, Remove short branches, Remove short twigs

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

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

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

Asthma, Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Cold, Cough, Dysentry, Pain killer

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

PLATANUS racemosa

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

California Sycamore

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

कैलिफोर्निया गूलर

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

California sycamore

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

californie sycomore

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

california sicómoro

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

Καλιφόρνια συκομουριά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

califórnia sicômoro

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

california jawor

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

california sycomoros

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Proteales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Platanaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Platanus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA8

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and California Sycamore

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and California Sycamore

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

Sweet Potato Vine and California Sycamore Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and California Sycamore physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas California Sycamore height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and California Sycamore are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
California Sycamore flower color: Yellow
California Sycamore leaf color: Light Green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and California Sycamore

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and California Sycamore include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and California Sycamore pruning is done Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches, Remove short branches and Remove short twigs. In summer Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer California Sycamore needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.