Sweet Potato Vine

Mexican Tea

About Sweet Potato Vine and Mexican Tea

Sweet Potato Vine

Mexican Tea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Vine, Flowering plant

Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

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

shrublands, tropical grasslands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-13

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.00 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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50.80 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Rose

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Light Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Black

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

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

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

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

Requires a lot of watering, 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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pest Free

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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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

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

Bees, Flies

5.12 Allergy

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

allergic reaction, 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

Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Pesticide, The essential oil is used as insect repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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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, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

CHENOPODIUM ambrosioides

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

Mexican Tea

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Épazote

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

Μεξικού τσάι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

Komosa piżmowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

Dysphania ambrosioides

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Dysphania

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Dysphanieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chenopodioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and Mexican Tea

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Mexican Tea

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

Sweet Potato Vine and Mexican Tea Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and Mexican Tea physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Mexican Tea height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and Mexican Tea are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
Mexican Tea flower color: Green
Mexican Tea leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Mexican Tea

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