Description
This ornamental sweet potato is notably darker than its predecessors. This splendid, virtually black beauty thrives in a warm sunny container or basket and is perfect as a foil to mix with other colours.
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Resilience –
Flowering Time –
Height and spread – 25 x 40 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun with free-draining, but moist soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Perfect for a basket or to create a lively, bold container for the patio or window-box.
Features –
Typical season – Summer
Flower Colour –
Foliage Colour – black
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 – CONVALLARIACEAE Genus – Ipomoea Cultivar – Jet Black
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 – Common disease –
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