About Sweet Potato

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Number of Varieties

400

Rank: 25 (Overall)

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Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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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 Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

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

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, 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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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

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

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

In Hindi

शकरकंद

In German

Süßkartoffel

In French

Patate douce

In Spanish

Batata

In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

In Portuguese

Batata doce

In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Ipomoea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

400

Rank: 50 (Overall)

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Properties of Sweet Potato

Want to know the properties of Sweet Potato? 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 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, Skin rash, Swelling and Vomiting. Sweet Potato Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Potassium, ß-carotene and Vitamin C

Part of plant used: Leaves, Root and Shoots

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 Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Sweet Potato. 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 physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Heart-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Sweet Potato

Taking Sweet Potato 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 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

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Sweet Potato is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Sweet Potato is a very important plant from Bulb Plants. There are 400 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes. This plant's habitat is Cold Regions and Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 11-12. 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.