About Sweet Potato Vine

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Central America, South America

Types

Vine, Flowering plant

Number of Varieties

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-13

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Thorns

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

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19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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7% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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11% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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15% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

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4% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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56% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

In Hindi

शकरकन्द

In German

Süßkartoffel

In French

Patate douce

In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas

In Greek

Sweet potato

In Portuguese

Batata-doce

In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany

In Latin

Ipomoea batatas

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Ipomoea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

500

Rank: 43 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Potato Vine

Want to know the properties of Sweet Potato Vine? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Sweet Potato Vine is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash and Twitching of face. Sweet Potato Vine Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A and Vitamin C

Part of plant used: Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem and Tuber

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Sweet Potato Vine. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Sweet Potato Vine physical information is as follows: 15.00 cm tall and 15.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Acicular. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Purple and Rose

Leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Sweet Potato Vine

Taking Sweet Potato Vine Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Sweet Potato Vine include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Sweet Potato Vine

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Sweet Potato Vine is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Sweet Potato Vine is a very important plant from Bulb Plants. There are 5 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Vine, Flowering plant. This plant's habitat is All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides and rocky banks of streams and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-13. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.