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Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato

Protea
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia
Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Number of Varieties

4001600
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-1210-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-8

Sunset Zone

21,22
H1, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
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Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm91.44 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm91.44 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Egg-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
-

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter
All year

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially
Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, 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
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
-

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
-

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms
Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots
Flowers

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas
PROTEA

Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

In Hindi

शकरकंद
Protea plant

In German

Süßkartoffel
Protea Pflanze

In French

Patate douce
usine de Protea

In Spanish

Batata
planta de protea

In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα
φυτό Protea

In Portuguese

Batata doce
planta Protea

In Polish

Słodki ziemniak
Protea roślin

In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Protea herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales
Proteales

Family

Convolvulaceae
Proteaceae

Genus

Ipomoea
Protea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Proteae

Subfamily

-
Proteoideae

Number of Species

4001600
1 27800
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Difference Between Sweet Potato and Protea

If you are confused whether Sweet Potato or Protea are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Sweet Potato and Protea Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sweet Potato are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Protea fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sweet Potato and Protea if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sweet Potato and Protea

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sweet Potato and Protea. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sweet Potato and Protea as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Sweet Potato is Potassium, ß-carotene and Vitamin C whereas of Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers. Sweet Potato has beauty benefits as follows: while Protea has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sweet Potato vs Protea

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Sweet Potato vs Protea and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Sweet Potato are Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling and Vomiting whereas of Protea have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sweet Potato has no showy fruits and Protea has no showy fruits. Also Sweet Potato is not flowering and Protea is flowering. You can compare Sweet Potato and Protea facts and facts of other plants too.