1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Not Available
1.4 Types
Vine, Flowering plant
Aconitum napellus
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams
Damp shady woods, meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1.12.1 Minimum Width
1.13 Plant Color
1.13.1 Flower Color
1.13.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.13.3 Fruit Color
1.13.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green, Black
Not Available
1.13.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Not Available
1.13.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Not Available
1.13.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
1.14 Shape
1.14.1 Leaf Shape
1.15 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Not Available
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
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
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation
reseeds
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water
Do not let dry out between waterings
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
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
Not Available
3.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Not Available
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
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
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies
Hummingbirds
4.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face
poisonous if ingested, Toxic
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
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Analgesic, Anodyne, Diaphoretic, Homeopathy, Used as a sedative
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber
Root
5.2.3 Other Uses
Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Not Available
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
Not Available
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'
Aconitum
6.2 Common Name
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine
aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, blue rocket
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
Patate douce
Queen of all Poisons
6.2.4 In Spanish
Ipomoea batatas
Queen of all Poisons
6.2.5 In Greek
Sweet potato
Queen of all Poisons
6.2.6 In Portuguese
Batata-doce
Queen of all Poisons
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
Ipomoea batatas
Queen of all Poisons
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheobionta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Delphinieae
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
7.10 Number of Species