| Cultivation:
Sweet Potato Vine is in the same family as Morning Glories... both a climbing vine.
Ipomoea Tricolor
has the most stunning foliage of the four cultivars... and it's
the hardest of the lot to grow. If you can find an nice looking,
vigorous plant at your local Garden Center... it should grow just
fine. They are difficult to start from seed or cuttings... so
their availability is always lower, and possible priced a bit
higher.
Plant Tricolor Sweet Potato Vine in full sun to light shade in fertile well
drained soil. Feed monthly with a balanced liquid fertilizer. Once
established 'Black Heart' is a vigorous grower that is well suited to
containers or hanging baskets. Try growing one on a trellis and
moving it indoors to a sunny window for the winter.
Potential pests ~ diseases: Leaf spots or spider mites.
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