Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
South America, Chile
Madagascar
Types
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
-
Number of Varieties
400050
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12-9
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
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
60.96 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose
Leaf Color in Summer
-
White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose
Leaf Color in Fall
-
White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loose, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
Reduce watering in winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
15-15-15 amounts
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
SOLANUM tuberosum
HYPOESTES phyllostachya
Common Name
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
Polka Dot Plant, Polkadot Plant
In Hindi
आलू
Polka dot plant
In German
Kartoffel
Tupfen-Anlage
In French
Pomme de terre
Polka dot usine de
In Spanish
Patata
Planta de lunares
In Greek
Πατάτα
Φυτό πουά
In Portuguese
Batata
Planta bolinhas
In Polish
Ziemniak
Grochy roślin
In Latin
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Facies dot herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Lamiales
Family
Solanaceae
Acanthaceae
Genus
Solanum
Hypoestes
Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ruellieae
Subfamily
-
Acanthoideae
Number of Species
140050
1
27800
👆🏻