Ornamental Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas 'Margarita') in the Sweet Potatoes Database

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)
Plant Spread:	indefinite
Underground structures:	Tuber
Uses:	Groundcover Vegetable Will Naturalize
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant
Toxicity:	Other: The sap of this plant contains latex and can cause dermatitis.
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Suitable for hanging baskets Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions:	Other: 2001 Georgia Gold Medal Winner

Common names

Ornamental Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato Vine
Sweet Potato
Potato Vine

Also sold as:

Marguerite

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-09-16

Uploaded by LoriMT

Location: Private Garden - Lake Jackson, TX
Date: 2012-05-21
Sub-Tropical; no die-back; began w/ 1 plant; now 21'L x 10'W and

Uploaded by krancmm

Location: Glendale
Date: 2018-08-09
Sweet Potato Vine

Uploaded by RobGlen

Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-08-20
Grows fast - see dates on collage.

Uploaded by pirl

Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-30

Uploaded by LoriMT

Uploaded by Hamwild

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Phoenix AZ.
Date: 2020-11-19
I had initially uploaded this file to Wikimedia Commons, and now

Uploaded by Gardener2493

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: South Florida
Date: 2016-11-06
Ornamental sweet potato vine bloom

Uploaded by MamaIve12

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2010-07-22

Uploaded by chelle

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by Hamwild

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-05-03
more of a tuber

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 9/8/2011

Uploaded by SongofJoy

Uploaded by Murky

Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: Spring 2014

Uploaded by scflowers

Location: Wilmington, DE
Date: 2012-06-04
Keep forgetting to check if this glows in the dark!

Uploaded by dormantsrule

Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-03

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-10-26

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Naylor, GA
Date: 2011-08-10
Surrounding unsightly tree stump

Uploaded by mollymistsmith

Location: Naylor, GA
Date: 2011-09-14
aka Marguerite

Uploaded by mollymistsmith

Uploaded by Hamwild

Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-06-25

Uploaded by BlueOddish

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2016-09-03

Uploaded by darwellwoods

Uploaded by Joy

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Date: April 12, 2012
Take this plant from lime to eye-popping CHARTREUSE with some hal

Uploaded by Mangogirl

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-09-30

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Clarksville, TN
Date: 2017-07-21

Uploaded by SongofJoy

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-05-05
tuber

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Naylor, GA
Date: 2011-08-10
Surrounding an unsightly tree stump that has a gardenia planted i

Uploaded by mollymistsmith

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-03-31
At Cooks Nursery

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by pirl

Uploaded by pirl

Uploaded by pirl

Uploaded by Paul2032

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Comments:

Posted by LoriMT (Dawsonville, GA - Zone 8a) on Nov 4, 2022 8:30 AM concerning plant:

'Marguerite' sweet potato vine (a.k.a. 'Margarita') offers maximum bang for buck. In April I purchased a 4" potted plant from the local high school agriculture class sale, and by September the plant sent out vines filling a full circle ranging from 12-feet long to 5-feet long. It beautifully covered a barren batch in front of my house, all from 1 plant! In my zone 7b North Georgia Mountains garden, this plant thrived in heat and drought, with just a weekly watering when rain was sparse. It immediately died with first frost in October, but I will be planting it again next spring

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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Nov 8, 2011 9:55 AM concerning plant:

Vines die after a frost or freeze but tubers can be lifted and stored for planting again in the spring.

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Posted by MikeD (Liberal, Oregon - Zone 8b) on Jul 7, 2015 1:53 PM concerning plant:

Source for "Georgia Gold Medal" win - http://botgarden.uga.edu/explo...

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