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Sweet Potato Vine - Blackie
Ipomoea batatas
The Sweet Potato Vine Blackie, 'Ipomoea batatas', a Proven Winners selection, has a trailing habit and dark red/purple leaves that are shaped like a bird's footprint. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant. They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. Blackie looks nice planted with lighter foliaged plants. Ornamental Sweet Potato Vines can be used as an annual groundcover or in hanging baskets and pots. They grow best when provided with a high light location and relatively warm temperatures.For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial.
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Sweet Potato Vine - Margarita
Ipomoea batatas
The Sweet Potato Vine Margarita, 'Ipomoea batatas', a Proven Winners selection, has a trailing habit and traditional velvety, fan shaped leaves that are a bright chartreuse color. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant. They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. Margarita looks nice planted with darker foliaged plants. Ornamental Sweet Potato Vines can be used as an annual groundcover or in hanging baskets and pots. They grow best when provided with a high light location and relatively warm temperatures.For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial.
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Sweet Potato Vine - Tricolor
Ipomoea batatas
The Sweet Potato Vine Tricolor, 'Ipomoea batatas', a Proven Winners selection, has a trailing habit and fan shaped leaves with gray/green, white, and pink variegation. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant. They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. Ornamental Sweet Potato Vines can be used as an annual groundcover or in hanging baskets and pots. They grow best when provided with a high light location and relatively warm temperatures.For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial.
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Sweet Potato Vine - Black Heart
Ipomoea batatas
The Sweet Potato Vine Black Heart, 'Ipomoea batatas', a Proven Winners selection, has a trailing habit and heart-shaped, deep purple leaves. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant. They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. Black Heart looks nice planted with lighter foliaged plants. Ornamental Sweet Potato Vines can be used as an annual groundcover or in hanging baskets and pots. They grow best when provided with a high light location and relatively warm temperatures.For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial.
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Mina Lobata - Spanish Flag
Ipomoea lobata
The Mina Lobata Spanish Flag, 'Ipomoea lobata', has sprays of crimson flowers that change to orange and yellow, then white, and are suitable of cuttings. The Spanish Flag is related to the morning glory and is sometimes called the Firecracker Vine or Exotic Love plant. This plant has 1 to 2 inch tubular flowers that occur in spikes of up to 12 flowers. They are crimson upon opening and then they change to orange/yellow and to white. Mina lobata bloom from summer until the first fall frost. Spanish Flags prefer full sun and sandy well drained soil. Water frequently, they do not like to dry out. Plant in the spring, after the last average frost date or until early summer. The Spanish Flag is used for pots, baskets, climbing up fences, trellises, and ground cover.
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Morning Glory - Split Personality
Ipomoea purpurea
The Morning Glory Spilt Personality, 'Ipomoea purpurea', has graceful, delicately split, star-shaped flowers that will add a unique look to your garden. The 2 inch star shaped flowers are magenta-pink in color. They are called morning glory because blooms open in the cool of the morning. During the fall, flowers open all day. They will bloom from summer until fall frost.The Spilt Personality Morning Glory does not like to dry out, so water frequently. Morning glories seem to bloom earlier and with more blooms when they are constricted to a pot. Plant in the spring after the last average frost date. Plants started too early are less vigorous than those started later. This excellent vine will cover fences and trellises, grow as ground cover, or hang in large baskets or pots.
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