Yellow Loosestrife

Sweet Potato Vine

About Yellow Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine

Yellow Loosestrife

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Eastern Europe, Turkey

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

creeping Jenny, L. ephemerum

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

damp broad-leaved forests, damp meadows, ditches, roadside embankments, shores, stream banks

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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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120.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early 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?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires consistently moist soil

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

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, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers, slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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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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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

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

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Gastrointestinal disorders

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYSIMACHIA punctata

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

Yellow Loosestrife, garden loosetrife, garden yellow loosetrife

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Yellow Loosestrife

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

Gilbweiderich

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

salicaire Jaune

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lisimaquia amarilla

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

κίτρινο loosestrife

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Loosestrife amarelo

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

żółty toje

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

Yellow Loosestrife

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Primulales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Primulaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Lysimachia

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Yellow Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine

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

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Season and Care of Yellow Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine

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

Yellow Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Yellow Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Yellow Loosestrife height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Yellow Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Yellow Loosestrife flower color: Yellow
Yellow Loosestrife leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Yellow Loosestrife and Sweet Potato Vine

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