1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
China, Japan
Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Vine, Flowering plant
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Grassland, Woods
All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
91.50 cm15.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Pink, Pink, White
Purple, Rose
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Purple, Dark Green, Black
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Early Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Nematodes, Ring spot, Stem rot, Verticillium Wilt
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Ants
Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies
5.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Chronic fatigue, Cold, Cough, Gout, Headache, hemorrhoids, Hepatitis, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Muscle Pain, Nerve pain, Osteoarthritis, Premenstrual syndrome, Respiratory Disorders, Treating fever
Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology
Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Paonia lactiflora
IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'
7.2 Common Name
Chinese Peony
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine
7.2.1 In Hindi
Paonia lactiflora
शकरकन्द
7.2.2 In German
Paonia lactiflora
Süßkartoffel
7.2.3 In French
Paonia lactiflora
Patate douce
7.2.4 In Spanish
lactiflora paonia
Ipomoea batatas
7.2.5 In Greek
Paonia lactiflora
Sweet potato
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Paonia lactiflora
Batata-doce
7.2.7 In Polish
Paonia lactiflora
Wilec ziemniaczany
7.2.8 In Latin
Paonia lactiflora
Ipomoea batatas
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Paeoniaceae
Convolvulaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species