Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico, Central America
South Africa
Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Ipomoea quamoclit
Number of Varieties
-10
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-159-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
10-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Red, Magenta
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Long, Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Anti-fungal, Purgative
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
Ipomoea quamoclit
Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
star glory , hummingbird vine
In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
Kunjlata
In German
Yambohne
Ipomoea quamoclit
In French
Kłębian kątowaty
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
Ipomoea quamoclit
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Solanales
Family
Fabaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Pachyrhizus
Ipomoea
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ipomoeeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10025
1
27800
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