Sweet Potato Vine

Pachysandra

About Sweet Potato Vine and Pachysandra

Sweet Potato Vine

Pachysandra

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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

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Vine, Flowering plant

Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

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

Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-13

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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15.00 cm

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6.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Rose

White

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

Dark 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

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full 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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Late Spring, Early Summer

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

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

Needs more water during establishment

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

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

Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot

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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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

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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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

Ants, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

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

allergic reaction

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes

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

Unknown

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

Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens

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

Edging, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

PACHYSANDRA terminalis

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

pachysandra

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Ysander

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

pachysandra

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

Pachysandra

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

Pachysandra

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

Pachysandra

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

Runianka

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

Pachysandra

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Pachysandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

sarcococceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and Pachysandra

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Pachysandra

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

Sweet Potato Vine and Pachysandra Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and Pachysandra physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Pachysandra height is 6.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and Pachysandra are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
Pachysandra flower color: White
Pachysandra leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Pachysandra

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