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Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas

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Overview

Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine, or Ipomoea batatas, is a trailing annual prized for near-black, purple heart-shaped foliage that gives plantings dramatic contrast. It grows 6-16 inches tall and spreads 20-36 inches. Plant in part sun to sun with average, well-drained soil and regular water; it tolerates heat and works beautifully as a container spiller or groundcover. Hardy in USDA Zones 11a-11b.

Water Medium
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — is a trailing annual prized for near-black
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — purple heart-shaped foliage that gives plantings dramatic contrastJet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Plant in part sun to sun with average; if stems begin to outpace neighboring plants, image 64Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Gardeners in hot regions report especially strong performance through intense summer heat; it is, image 110Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It is easy to maintain and does not require deadheading, since its ornamental value is in the foliageJet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — creating movement and contrast without relying on flowers; hardy in USDA Zones 11a-11b, image 104Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Gardeners in hot regions report especially strong performance through intense summer heat; it is perennial+130

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
0.5–1.3333334 Ft.
Mature width
1.6666666–3 Ft.

Classification

Family
Convolvulaceae

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Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — is a trailing annual prized for near-black
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — purple heart-shaped foliage that gives plantings dramatic contrast
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Plant in part sun to sun with average; if stems begin to outpace neighboring plants, image 64
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Gardeners in hot regions report especially strong performance through intense summer heat; it is, image 110
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It is easy to maintain and does not require deadheading, since its ornamental value is in the foliage
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — creating movement and contrast without relying on flowers; hardy in USDA Zones 11a-11b, image 104
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Gardeners in hot regions report especially strong performance through intense summer heat; it is perennial
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — and is most often grown as a warm-season annual elsewhere; it brings a sophisticated, image 109
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — hardy in USDA Zones 11a to 11b; it grows 6-16 inches tall and spreads 20-36 inches
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — is a dramatic trailing annual grown for foliage that approaches true black with a deep purple, image 68
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — where it pours over rims and softens hard edges with dark
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — compost or a balanced fertilizer at planting is usually sufficient; though occasional tubular, image 114
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It is equally effective as an edging plant, annual groundcover, or massed foliage accent in sunny borders
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — hardy in USDA Zones 11a to 11b
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — regular feeding helps sustain its rich color and vigorous growth; in garden beds; is a dramatic, image 113
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — well-drained soil with consistent; compost or a balanced fertilizer at planting is usually, image 81
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Designers will appreciate its ability to anchor pastel combinations
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — regular feeding helps sustain its rich color and vigorous growth; in garden beds; is a dramatic trailing
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — If stems begin to outpace neighboring plants; it is easy to maintain and does not require, image 115
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It is equally effective as an edging plant, annual groundcover, or massed foliage accent in sunny, image 117
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — velvety darkness to plantings; creating movement and contrast without relying on flowers, image 101
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — sharpen tropical palettes; gardeners in hot regions report especially strong performance through intense
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — it brings a sophisticated; commonly referred to as Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine
Jet Black™ Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — though occasional tubular blooms may appear in favorable conditions.<br><br>At maturity

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