1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Southeastern Asia, Nepal
1.4 Types
Vine, Flowering plant
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.2 Habitat
All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams
Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial
2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.4 AHS Heat Zone
2.5 Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2.6 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Mat-forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
15.00 cm250.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.2.6 Minimum Width
7.5 Plant Color
7.5.1 Flower Color
Purple, Rose
White, Blue Violet
7.6.1 Flower Color Modifier
8.2.1 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
8.2.2 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green, Black
Green
8.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
8.2.7 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
8.2.9 Leaf Color in Winter
8.3 Shape
8.3.1 Leaf Shape
8.4 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
10.3.1 Growth Rate
10.4.1 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
10.4.2 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
10.5.1 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
10.6.1 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
10.7.1 Repeat Bloomer
10.9 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
11.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation
Seedlings
11.4 Plant Maintenance
11.6 Watering Plants
11.6.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
11.6.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.6.3 In Spring
11.6.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.7 Soil
11.7.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
11.7.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
11.7.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
11.8 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
11.9 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
11.10 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
11.11 Pests and Diseases
11.12 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies
Butterflies, Insects
12.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face
Asthma
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Cough
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber
Whole plant
13.2.3 Other Uses
Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'
MAZUS reptans
14.2 Common Name
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine
Creeping Mazus
14.2.1 In Hindi
14.2.2 In German
Süßkartoffel
Creeping Mazus
14.2.3 In French
Patate douce
Creeping Mazus
14.2.4 In Spanish
Ipomoea batatas
arrastramiento Mazus
14.2.5 In Greek
Sweet potato
υφέρπουσα Mazus
14.2.6 In Portuguese
Batata-doce
Creeping Mazus
14.2.7 In Polish
Wilec ziemniaczany
Creeping Mazus
14.2.8 In Latin
Ipomoea batatas
reptilia Alba
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
15.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
15.4 Order
Solanales
Scrophulariales
15.5 Family
Convolvulaceae
Scrophulariaceae
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Mimuloideae
15.10 Number of Species