General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Flowers: Other: This is a cultivar that never flowers.
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Vegetable
Toxicity: Other: The sap of this plant contains latex and can cause dermatitis for some sensitive individuals. For others, though, the plant is edible.

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Common names
  • Sweet Potato Vine
  • Ornamental Sweet Potato
  • Sweet Potato

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Location: Purdue gardens Indiana  zone 5
Date: 2015-08-01
Location: Purdue gardens Indiana  zone 5
Date: 2015-08-01
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2021-07-29

Date: 2013-08-30
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