Sweetscented Marigold

Sweet Potato Vine

About Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine

Sweetscented Marigold

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Roadsides, wastelands

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-1

1.8 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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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15.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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50.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Alkaline, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Flower borders

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Tagetes lucida

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

sweetscented marigold

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

süß duftend Ringelblume

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Yauhtli

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

pericón, Santa María, yerbanís

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tarragon Mexicano

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkie pachnące nagietka

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

sweetscented marigold

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Tagetes

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine

Wondering what are the properties of Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine? We provide you with everything About Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine. Sweetscented Marigold doesn't have thorns and Sweet Potato Vine doesn't have thorns. Also Sweetscented Marigold does not have fragrant flowers. Sweetscented Marigold has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sweet Potato Vine has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine

Season and care of Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine is important to know. While considering everything about Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweetscented Marigold season is Summer and Fall and Sweet Potato Vine season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Sweetscented Marigold is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Sweet Potato Vine is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sweetscented Marigold is Neutral, Alkaline and for Sweet Potato Vine is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetscented Marigold height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Sweetscented Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Ivory
Sweetscented Marigold leaf color: Dark Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine

Care of Sweetscented Marigold and Sweet Potato Vine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetscented Marigold pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning and Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweetscented Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.