Sweet Potato Vine

Snakewood Tree

About Sweet Potato Vine and Snakewood Tree

Sweet Potato Vine

Snakewood Tree

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Caribbean, South America

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

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1310-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.00 cm850.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA40.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Rose

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Ivory

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

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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

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

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

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

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

Birds, Fruit Bats

5.12 Allergy

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

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

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

✔ ✘

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

Antidiabetic, Asthma

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

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

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

CECROPIA palmata

7.2 Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

Snakewood Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकन्द

Snakewood Tree

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Schlangenholz -Baum

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Amourette Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

Árbol de madera de serpiente

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet potato

Snakewood Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata-doce

Snakewood Tree

7.2.7 In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

Snakewood Tree

7.2.8 In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

Snakewood Tree

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledoneae

8.4 Order

Solanales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Urticaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Cecropia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA61

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Potato Vine and Snakewood Tree

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

Compare Bulb Plants » More

Sweet Potato Vine and Leucojum

Sweet Potato Vine and Lily

Sweet Potato Vine and Oriental Lily

» More

More Compare Bulb Plants

Season and Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Snakewood Tree

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

Sweet Potato Vine and Snakewood Tree Physical Information

Sweet Potato Vine and Snakewood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato Vine and Snakewood Tree are as follows:

Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black
Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Potato Vine and Snakewood Tree

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