Description
– comm. Ornamental Sweet Potato
Habit –
Resilience –
Flowering Time –
Height and spread – 25 x 30 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Excellent as a colourful addition to summer baskets and containers. These can be mixed with many other basket and bedding plants to make a stunning display of colour and texture.
Features –
Typical season – Summer
Flower Colour –
Foliage Colour – green
Flowering time – June – September
Planting recommendation – Basket Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – To keep this plant over winter it must be kept in a frost free area.
Plant care –
Family – CONVOLVULACEAE Genus – Ipomoea Cultivar – Light Green
Pot Sizes – 11cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Aphid Common disease –
Species – batatas
