Sweet Potato Vine

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Wonderful trailing foliage provides fabulous color contrast in the garden. Beautiful complement to both flowers and foliage, particularly yellow ones. Ideal as small-scale ground cover or cascading from planters or window boxes. Produces edible tubers (potatoes).

Companion Plants

Petunia

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Petunia

This all-time favorite enlivens the garden with a profusion of blooms and is irresistible to butterflies and hummingbirds. Splendid in hanging baskets and containers. Super planted with verbena, marigold, zinnia, geranium  or other annuals.

Verbena

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Verbena

Outstanding selection with a profusion of large, vibrant flower clusters. A superb plant for the butterfly garden, at garden's edge, or trailing over stones and rock walls. Heat and drought tolerant. Grown from cuttings, not seed.

Purple Fountain Grass

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Purple Fountain Grass

Graceful flower plumes and striking foliage are lovely in the summer landscape. Wonderful paired with bold, vibrant plants for contrast, or with complementary cool pastels and grays. Lovely in containers or mixed plantings. Excellent cut flower.

Collections

Barbara H.'s collection

Diana R.'s collection

Details

Common name

Sweet Potato Vine

Botanical name

Ipomoea batatas

Zone

Grow as an annual.

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Bloom time

No Bloom

Light

sun

Height

6" (15 cm)

Habit

trailing

Water

1-2 times per week

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

pinch back for fuller appearance