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Ipomoea batatas

Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato

Format

Exposure

  • Sun

Rusticity

Annuelle

Bloom time

  • August
  • September
  • October

  • Easy to grow
  • Sweet
  • Very nutritious
  • Ornamental
  • Popular

The sweet potato produces large, more or less elongated tubers with coppery-pink skin and soft, sweet orange flesh. This root vegetable is rich in antioxidants, especially in the skin, in vitamin A and C. Very easy to grow, you can plant sweet potatoes in the garden, in full sun, as soon as all danger of frost has passed. The tubers are harvested in the fall, just before the first expected frost. Dry and enjoy!

Plant details

Dimensions

Spacing
24 - 30 in.
Spread
48 - 72 in.
Height
10 - 12 in.

Characteristics

Habit:

  • Drooping
  • Spreading

Flowering colours:

  • White
  • Purple

Plant needs

Watering:

  • Abundant and consistent

Maintenance:

  • Easy

Soil requirement:

  • Rich and well drained

Features

Resistance:

  • Drought

Attract:

  • Pollinators

Use:

  • Open ground
  • Large containers

Attribute:

  • Edible

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