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Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas

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Overview

The Ipomoea batatas 'Medusa™ Green' is a mounding-trailing ornamental sweet potato vine with palm-shaped green leaves and subtle purple accents. It grows 6-12 inches tall and spreads 18-30 inches wide. Best in part sun to full sun with average, well-drained soil and regular moisture, it excels as a lush filler, groundcover, or container plant. Hardy in USDA Zones 11a-11b.

Water Medium
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It grows 6-12 inches tall and spreads 18-30 inches wide

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
0.5–1 Ft.
Mature width
1.5–2.5 Ft.

Classification

Family
Convolvulaceae

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Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Rather than racing outward in long; well-drained soil and regular moisture
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — architectural filler in mixed planters
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Deadheading is unnecessary; gardeners appreciate that it keeps a handsome
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Best in part sun to full sun with average; loose trails like many ornamental sweet, image 66
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It grows 6-12 inches tall and spreads 18-30 inches wide; it excels as a lush filler, image 65
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Its sculptural foliage gives containers a polished
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — compost or a balanced fertilizer supports strong growth
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — edging warm-season borders; this mounding-trailing selection typically grows 6 to 12 inches tall
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — regular feeding helps maintain its robust foliage through the season; in garden beds
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — but is grown widely as a warm-season annual across most regions
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — it excels as a lush filler; compost or a balanced fertilizer supports strong growth
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Best in part sun to full sun with average; loose trails like many ornamental sweet potato vines
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Deadheading is unnecessary
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Gardeners appreciate that it keeps a handsome
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Rather than racing outward in long
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — well-drained soil and regular moisture; but is grown widely as a warm-season annual across most
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — commonly referred to as Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine; the effect is lush and
Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — The Ipomoea batatas 'Medusa™ Green'
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