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Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas

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Overview

Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine, or Ipomoea batatas, is a vigorous ornamental annual with luminous chartreuse foliage and a rare climbing habit that also spills from pots. It grows 36-72 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide. Best in part sun to sun with well-drained soil, average water, and regular feeding in containers. Hardy in USDA Zones 11a-11b.

Water Medium
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It grows 36-72 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Best in part sun to sun with well-drained soil, average water, and regularSweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Hardy in USDA Zones 11a-11bSweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — chartreuse presence that instantly brightens mixed plantingsSweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Part of the Proven Winners® Sweet Caroline collectionSweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — is a luminous foliage annual with a freshSweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — commonly referred to as Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet+11

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
3–6 Ft.
Mature width
1.5–3 Ft.

Classification

Family
Convolvulaceae

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Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It grows 36-72 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Best in part sun to sun with well-drained soil, average water, and regular
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Hardy in USDA Zones 11a-11b
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — chartreuse presence that instantly brightens mixed plantings
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Part of the Proven Winners® Sweet Caroline collection
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — is a luminous foliage annual with a fresh
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — commonly referred to as Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — lime-green leaves read as both vivid and refined
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — it climbs with enthusiasm while still spilling gracefully over the edge of
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — offering a cooling contrast to hot-colored annuals
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — with a spread of 18 to 36 inches
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — typically reaching 36 to 72 inches tall when given support
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — where its chartreuse foliage develops its clearest color and strongest growth
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Though grown primarily as an annual in most climates
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — it is hardy as a perennial only in frost-free USDA Zones 11a to 11b
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — It appreciates well-drained soil
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — particularly in container plantings where frequent watering can leach nutrients
Sweet Caroline Upside™ Key Lime Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — with no deadheading required; if the plant begins to overtake more delicate

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