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) — It is technically hardy in USDA Zones 11a to 11b; rounded form without the constant trimming

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — but is grown widely as a warm-season annual across most regions; architectural filler in mixed

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — though it handles heat and humidity with ease once established; edging warm-season borders

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — rounded form without the constant trimming often required by more aggressive, image 52

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — well-drained soil and consistent moisture; though it handles heat and humidity with ease once

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — regular feeding helps maintain its robust foliage through the season; in garden beds; hardy in

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Gardeners appreciate that it keeps a handsome; best in part sun to full sun with average

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — where its foliage stays dense; with recommended spacing of 12 to 18 inches where it is used in

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — compost or a balanced fertilizer supports strong growth; medusa™ Green forms a rounded

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) — architectural filler in mixed planters; deadheading is unnecessary

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — where its mounded form can knit together flowering annuals without immediately overwhelming

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It is equally handsome spilling gently from hanging baskets; is a distinctive foliage annual

Medusa™ Green Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Its sculptural foliage gives containers a polished; well-drained soil and consistent moisture

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) — designer finish while adding fresh green movement to patios; it is equally handsome spilling

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) — Best in part sun to full sun with average; loose trails like many ornamental sweet, image 66

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