Here we compare three different varie.
Hanging sweet potato vine plant.
A hanging basket is a good choice for this plant s vining habit.
For a similar trailing effect you can plant your sweet potato vines in pots or hanging baskets.
There s multiple ways to use sweet potato vine in your landscape.
2 sweet potato vines.
They are bred for the beauty of their leaves rather than edible tubers and the vines from these plants make them look more like a morning glory or clematis than a member of the potato family.
Plant the sweet potato in a container of potting soil when each vine has as least four to six leaves.
Sweet potato plants can provide a beautiful low ground cover in planters that will trail out over the edge.
Leave all of the stems exposed.
It grows all year in u s.
Care of sweet potato plants.
Purple sweet potato vine ipomoea batatas blackie has deeply loped leaves from 3 to 4 inches across and 4 to 6 inches long.
Pull the toothpicks out of the potato and cover it completely with soil.
Sweet potato vines add loads of interest and color as they cascade down over baskets and containers.
Use an organic sweet potato.
Plant a sweet potato in water and almost before your eyes it transforms into a sprawling vine with lime green or purple tinged leaves.
Follow these steps to planting and growing your own sweet potato vine indoors.
Though prolific growers you may fertilize monthly if desired using a general all purpose water soluble fertilizer.
The care of sweet potato plants is similar to most other vining houseplants in the home spending summers outdoors.
Even better the leaves are edible and tasty.
Ornamental sweet potato vines may start small but some varieties will have you swimming in lush leaves by mid summer.
It is said that columbus brought the plant to europe from the new world on his expedition missouri botanical garden though the variety of sweet potato plant that produces the edible tubers can be planted for its trailing vines more recently different variations have been.
If you are looking for a trailing plant with big foliage power then the sweet potato vine is for you.
The ornamental varieties are simply cultivars of the species plant.
Ornamental sweet potato vines are in the same family as edible sweet potatoes and are in fact the same species.
The vines grow up to 10 feet or more.
Making them even more attractive they are fast growers and can fill open spaces quickly.
The sweet potato plant or sweet potato vine has been cultivated for around 2 000 years for its sweet tasting tubers.
Sweet potato vine is known for it s trailing growth making it excellent for containers and hanging baskets.
It s lovely texture blends well in gardens and can be used as groundcover for all over coverage.
Use a well draining pot large enough to accommodate it comfortably.
