1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
North America, Canada
1.4 Types
Vine, Flowering plant
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
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
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0.54
3900
1.1.2 Minimum Width
1.2 Plant Color
1.2.1 Flower Color
1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.2.3 Fruit Color
1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green, Black
Light Green
1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Light Yellow
1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
1.3 Shape
1.3.1 Leaf Shape
1.4 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Spring
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation
Grafting, Seedlings
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.6 Showy Bark
4.7 Foliage Texture
4.8 Foliage Sheen
4.9 Evergreen
4.10 Invasive
4.11 Self-Sowing
4.13 Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies
Birds, Insects
4.15 Allergy
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Slow downs aging
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
5.2.3 Other Uses
Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'
CELTIS occidentalis
6.2 Common Name
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
Wilec ziemniaczany
hackberry
6.2.8 In Latin
Ipomoea batatas
Hackberry
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
7.10 Number of Species