Sweetpea

Potato

About Sweetpea and Potato

Sweetpea

Potato

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

Origin

Mediterranean

South America, Chile

Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Number of Varieties

504000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

12-3

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm91.44 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.00 cm60.96 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

Blue, Purple, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loose, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

Organic Flower Fertilizer

15-15-15 amounts

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Caterpillar, Insects, Snails

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Allergy

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits

Other Uses

Used as essential oil

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cottage garden, Groundcover

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LATHYRUS odoratus

SOLANUM tuberosum

Common Name

Sweetpea

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

In Hindi

Sweetpea

आलू

In German

Sweetpea

Kartoffel

In French

Sweetpea

Pomme de terre

In Spanish

Sweetpea

Patata

In Greek

Sweetpea

Πατάτα

In Portuguese

Sweetpea

Batata

In Polish

Sweetpea

Ziemniak

In Latin

Sweetpea

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Solanales

Family

Fabaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Lagerstroemia

Solanum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Asterids

Tribe

Vicieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

751400

1 27800

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Properties of Sweetpea and Potato

Wondering what are the properties of Sweetpea and Potato? We provide you with everything About Sweetpea and Potato. Sweetpea doesn't have thorns and Potato doesn't have thorns. Also Sweetpea does not have fragrant flowers. Sweetpea has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Potato has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting. 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 Sweetpea and Potato and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweetpea and Potato

Season and care of Sweetpea and Potato is important to know. While considering everything about Sweetpea and Potato Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweetpea season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Potato season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Sweetpea is Loam and for Potato is Loose, Well drained while the PH of soil for Sweetpea is Acidic, Neutral and for Potato is Acidic.

Sweetpea and Potato Physical Information

Sweetpea and Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Sweetpea and Potato are as follows:

Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Potato flower color: Blue, Purple, Red and White
Potato leaf color: Green

Care of Sweetpea and Potato

Care of Sweetpea and Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing and Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Sweetpea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.