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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 25

Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone
11-12

AHS Heat Zone
12-1

Sunset Zone
21,22

Habit
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
60.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
30.00 cm

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
No

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
No

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
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Coarse

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Allergy
Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

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
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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 50

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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 30.00 cm 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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