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Sweet Potato Vine
Sweet Potato Vine

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants, Tender Perennial

Origin

Central America, South America
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Types

Vine, Flowering plant
Mimulus

Number of Varieties

5100
0 40000
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Habitat

All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams
Dry areas, Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-139-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
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Sunset Zone

21,22
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

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm12.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.00 cm15.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Rose
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
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Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Black
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Larva

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Antiseptic, Burns

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber
Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'
Diplacus aurantiacus

Common Name

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine
Magic Mix Monkey-flower, Monkey-flower

In Hindi

शकरकन्द
Monkey Flower

In German

Süßkartoffel
Monkey Flower

In French

Patate douce
Monkey Flower

In Spanish

Ipomoea batatas
Monkey Flower

In Greek

Sweet potato
Monkey Flower

In Portuguese

Batata-doce
Monkey Flower

In Polish

Wilec ziemniaczany
Monkey Flower

In Latin

Ipomoea batatas
Monkey Flower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales
Lamiales

Family

Convolvulaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Ipomoea
Diplacus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

500100
1 27800
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Difference Between Sweet Potato Vine and Monkey-flower

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Importance of Sweet Potato Vine and Monkey-flower

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Compare Facts of Sweet Potato Vine vs Monkey-flower

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 Vine vs Monkey-flower 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 Vine are Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash and Twitching of face whereas of Monkey-flower have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sweet Potato Vine has no showy fruits and Monkey-flower has no showy fruits. Also Sweet Potato Vine is not flowering and Monkey-flower is not flowering . You can compare Sweet Potato Vine and Monkey-flower facts and facts of other plants too.