Wild Snapdragon

Sweet Potato Vine

About Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine

Wild Snapdragon

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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61.00 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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25.40 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Purple, Dark Green, Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

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?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

use all-purpose fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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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

Medium

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

Bumblebees

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

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

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wild Snapdragon

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

Wilde Snapdragon

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Snapdragon sauvage

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Salvaje Snapdragon

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

άγρια Snapdragon

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Selvagem Snapdragon

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Dziki Snapdragon

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

Phlox Ferae

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine

Wondering what are the properties of Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine? We provide you with everything About Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine. Wild Snapdragon doesn't have thorns and Sweet Potato Vine doesn't have thorns. Also Wild Snapdragon does not have fragrant flowers. Wild Snapdragon has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain and Sweet Potato Vine has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain. 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 Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine

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

Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine

Care of Wild Snapdragon and Sweet Potato Vine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Snapdragon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweet Potato Vine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wild Snapdragon 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.