Sweet Potato Vine

Japanese Boxwood

About Sweet Potato Vine and Japanese Boxwood

Sweet Potato Vine

Japanese Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Vine, Flowering plant

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

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

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-135-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.00 cm90.00 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

Yellow green

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Elliptic

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

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 water frequently

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, 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

Insignificant

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

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

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

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, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

Japanese box littleleaf box

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Boxwood japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

El boj japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

Boxwood japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

japoński Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

Boxwood Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA70

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and Japanese Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Japanese Boxwood

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

Sweet Potato Vine and Japanese Boxwood Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and Japanese Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and Japanese Boxwood are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Japanese Boxwood

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