Sweet Potato Vine

Purple Deadnettle

About Sweet Potato Vine and Purple Deadnettle

Sweet Potato Vine

Purple Deadnettle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia

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

Cultivated Beds, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-134-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Rose

Purple, Pink

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

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Oval to egg shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

No Shade, Partial shade

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

Root Division, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, 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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Moist, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Moist, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

No Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

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

Medium

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

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

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

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

LAMIUM purpureum

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

Purple Deadnettle

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Lila Taubnessel

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Violet Ortie blanche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

Púrpura Deadnettle

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

μωβ Deadnettle

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

Roxo Deadnettle

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

Jasnota purpurowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

Purpura Deadnettle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Lamium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Lamioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA50

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and Purple Deadnettle

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Purple Deadnettle

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

Sweet Potato Vine and Purple Deadnettle Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and Purple Deadnettle physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Purple Deadnettle height is 10.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and Purple Deadnettle are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
Purple Deadnettle flower color: Purple and Pink
Purple Deadnettle leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Purple Deadnettle

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Purple Deadnettle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Deadnettle pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove deadheads. In summer Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Deadnettle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.