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About Sweet Potato



What is
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Life Span
Annual and Perennial 0

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber 0

Origin
Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia 0

Types
Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes 0

Number of Varieties
400 20

Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions 0

USDA Hardiness Zone
11-12 0

AHS Heat Zone
12-1 0

Sunset Zone
21,22 0

Habit
Vining/Climbing 0

Information
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Plant Size
0

Minimum Height
60.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
Not Available 0

Plant Color
0

Flower Color
Not Available 0

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor 0

Fruit Color
Not Available 0

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze 0

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green 0

Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green 0

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green 0

Shape
0

Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped 0

Thorns
No 0

Season
0

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter 0

Growing Conditions
0

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun 0

Growth Rate
Very Fast 0

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand 0

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline 0

Soil Drainage
Well drained 0

Bloom Time
Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter 0

Repeat Bloomer
No 0

Tolerances
Drought 0

Care
0

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot 0

How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation 0

Plant Maintenance
Medium 0

Watering Plants
0

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially 0

In Summer
Lots of watering 0

In Spring
Moderate 0

In Winter
Average Water 0

Soil
0

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline 0

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand 0

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained 0

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun 0

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves 0

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer 0

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch 0

Plant Tolerance
Drought 0

Facts
0

Flowers
Showy 0

Flower Petal Number
Single 0

Fruits
0

Showy Fruit
No 0

Edible Fruit
No 0

Fragrance
0

Fragrant Flower
No 0

Fragrant Fruit
No 0

Fragrant Leaf
No 0

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No 0

Showy Foliage
Yes 0

Showy Bark
No 0

Foliage Texture
Coarse 0

Foliage Sheen
Matte 0

Evergreen
No 0

Invasive
Sometimes 0

Self-Sowing
No 0

Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms 0

Allergy
Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting 0

Benefits
0

Uses
0

Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose 0

Beauty Benefits
Not Available 0

Edible Uses
Yes 0

Environmental Uses
Air purification 0

Plant Benefits
0

Medicinal Uses
Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C 0

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Shoots 0

Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties 0

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes 0

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes 0

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Vine 0

Scientific Name
0

Botanical Name
IPOMOEA batatas 0

Common Name
Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 0

In Hindi
शकरकंद 0

In German
Süßkartoffel 0

In French
Patate douce 0

In Spanish
Batata 0

In Greek
Γλυκοπατάτα 0

In Portuguese
Batata doce 0

In Polish
Słodki ziemniak 0

In Latin
Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM 0

Classification
0

Kingdom
Plantae 0

Phylum
Magnoliophyta 0

Class
Magnoliopsida 0

Order
Solanales 0

Family
Convolvulaceae 0

Genus
Ipomoea 0

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots 0

Tribe
Not Available 0

Subfamily
Not Available 0

Number of Species
400 40

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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:

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.

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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 Not Available wide. Its leaf shape is Heart-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

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.

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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.

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