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Margarita Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas

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Water Medium
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Proven Winners - Margarita - Sweet Potato Vine - Ipomoea batatas none plant details, information and resources
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Ipomoeas are great additions to combination planters as a vigorousMargarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — fast growing trailing vine plantMargarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — but they can sometimes overwhelm less vigorous plantsMargarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — If you are like me you can let your combination plants duke it out Darwinian styleMargarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — if you prefer to keep a more balanced look to your combination plantersMargarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — you can cut back or remove stems at any time+23

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
0.33333334–0.8333333 Ft.
Mature width
4–5 Ft.

Classification

Family
Convolvulaceae

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Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Proven Winners - Margarita - Sweet Potato Vine - Ipomoea batatas none plant details, information and resources
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Ipomoeas are great additions to combination planters as a vigorous
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — fast growing trailing vine plant
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — but they can sometimes overwhelm less vigorous plants
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — If you are like me you can let your combination plants duke it out Darwinian style
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — if you prefer to keep a more balanced look to your combination planters
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — you can cut back or remove stems at any time
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — making it an excellent sweet potato vine groundcover
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Ipomoeas also make great annual groundcovers in the landscape
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — They love the heat and humidity (growing up to 36" a week in the Deep South)
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — cooler temperatures and low humidity cause this chartreuse sweet potato vine to stay more compact
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — While Sweet Potatoes all come from the same parent material out of Southeast Asia
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — the ornamental Margarita sweet potato vine has been bred to produce good leaves and no tubers
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — they are composed of almost pure starch and no sugar
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — making them a poor choice for eating
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — So yes you can eat the tubers, but don't expect anyone to come back for seconds
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — Also always be careful when eating any ornamental plant unless you know how it was grown
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — a tuber is a storage root
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — and if pesticides or fungicides were used on it before you got it
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — along with regular fertilization of plants in pots
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — and yes they store chemical as well as starch
Margarita Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) — will help ensure the best possible performance
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