Sweet Potato Vine

Deer Fern

About Sweet Potato Vine and Deer Fern

Sweet Potato Vine

Deer 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

North America, United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada, Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Eastern Asia, China, Japan

1.4 Types

Vine, Flowering plant

Not Available

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

Shaded sites, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-135-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.00 cm20.30 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

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

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, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Lance shaped

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

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

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

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

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

Divison, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering

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

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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

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

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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

Diarrhea, Skin irritation, Stomach pain

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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

Feature Plant, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

BLECHNUM spicant

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

Hard Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

हिरण फर्न

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Deer Fern

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

blechnum

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

Ciervo helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

Deer Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

cervos Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

Deer Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

deer Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Blechnaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Blechnum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Blechnoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and Deer Fern

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Deer Fern

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

Sweet Potato Vine and Deer Fern Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and Deer Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Deer Fern height is 20.30 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and Deer Fern are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
Deer Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Deer Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Deer Fern

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