1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Vine, Flowering plant
Castlewellan, Otto Luyken, Schipkaensis
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams
Lowland evergreen rainforest
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green, Black
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark 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
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation
Softwood cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water
Keep the Soil well drained, Provide sufficient water to saturate the root zone, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
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
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
Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies
Bees, Birds, Insects
5.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Informal Hedge
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
Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Eye Infection, Nausia, Vomiting
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber
extracted oil
6.2.3 Other Uses
Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Dried heads are used in floristry
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine
Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'
PRUNUS laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
7.2 Common Name
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine
cherry laurel, common laurel
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Süßkartoffel
Lorbeerkirsche
7.2.3 In French
Patate douce
Laurier-cerise
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ipomoea batatas
Prunus laurocerasus
7.2.5 In Greek
Sweet potato
Prunus laurocerasus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Batata-doce
Prunus laurocerasus
7.2.7 In Polish
Wilec ziemniaczany
Laurowiśnia wschodnia
7.2.8 In Latin
Ipomoea batatas
Prunus padus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species