Sweet Potato Vine

Cotyledon

About Sweet Potato Vine and Cotyledon

Sweet Potato Vine

Cotyledon

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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

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Vine, Flowering plant

Epigeal, Hypogeal

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

Coastal sand dunes, Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1310-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Rose

Yellow, Red, Green, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Black

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Reniform

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

reseeds, root cutting

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 the Soil well drained

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

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

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

✔ ✘

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

Bold

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

Kidney Disease

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Formal Garden, Hanging Basket

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

Beans

6.2.3 Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Basketary, Edible seed

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

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

COTYLEDON

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

Pig's ear, Dog's ear

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

बीजपत्र

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Cotyledon

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Cotyledon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

Cotyledon

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

κοτυληδών kotylēdōn

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

Cotyledon

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

Liścień

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

Cotyledon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Cotyledon L.

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA12

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and Cotyledon

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Cotyledon

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

Sweet Potato Vine and Cotyledon Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and Cotyledon physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Cotyledon height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and Cotyledon are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
Cotyledon flower color: Yellow, Red, Green and Orange
Cotyledon leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Cotyledon

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Cotyledon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cotyledon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cotyledon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.