Xela's Garden

Sweet Potato Vine Blacky [S]

Planted 04.09 Shenstone hanging basket
Bought 03.09 Yarnton Nurseries, Oxon 69p per plant

Ipomoea batatas ‘Blackie’ has a excellent dark purple to purple black palmate foliage given a sunny position. This Sweet Potato Vine makes a great pot plant or hanging basket plant in a warm location. Blackie has deeper lobing in the leaves than other Sweet Potato Vines and is a vigorous grower, trailing up to 24”-36”.
[Source: www.junglegardens.co.uk/PlantOrders/index1.html ]

IPOMEA (Sweet Potato Vine)- Blackie

Description: Also known as Sweet Potato Vine, Ipomeas are beautiful and fast growing vines that provide an easy means of adding color to containers and flower beds. These plants are vigorous and help you add sophisticated color and form to containers and gardens.

Spacing: Plant 24" to 36" apart.

Height: Grows 8" to 10" tall.

How To Grow: Plant in full sun to part sun.

Outstanding Features: Once established the underground tuber retains enough water to get through some dry spells.

Tips: Cut often if needed to control for size and to create more branching. The vines are vigorous and will put on new growth immediately.

Uses: Garden Bed, Containers, Borders, Landscapes

[Source: www.parkswholesaleplants.com/spring-plants/annuals-ai/ipomea-blackie/]

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Reminders for this plant

Due about 11 years ago:

Plant

Plant overwintered plants, cuttings or tubers the following spring when all danger of frost has passed, which is usually in May or later in most locations.

Due almost 11 years ago:

Trim

snip back vines that have grown too far, as necessary. Sweet potato vines can grow up to 6 feet in width in a single season and may need to be controlled to keep them within bounds

Take cuttings

take cuttings in late summer and root them indoors in vermiculite or perlite.

Due over 10 years ago:

Lift

Dig up tubers, and clean and store them in dry peat moss for planting the following year Move container-grown sweet potato vines indoors during the winter, or allow them to die back outdoors with the first frosts of winter.