Life Span
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Origin
South America, Chile
Types
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Number of Varieties
4000
Rank: 6 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
Sunset Zone
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm
Rank: 94 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Thorns
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1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loose, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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63% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
15-15-15 amounts
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
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76% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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59% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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65% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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19% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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36% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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25% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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32% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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Invasive
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1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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79% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
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99% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
SOLANUM tuberosum
Common Name
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
In Hindi
आलू
In German
Kartoffel
In French
Pomme de terre
In Spanish
Patata
In Greek
Πατάτα
In Portuguese
Batata
In Polish
Ziemniak
In Latin
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum
Clade
Asterids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
1400
Rank: 19 (Overall)
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27800
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