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Ipomoea
Sweet
Potato Vine
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Crop "Failure" 2021
Unrooted cutting are shipped to Canadian
greenhouses, and once they are rooted,
they are shipped to me for planting. Alas,
they got stuck en-route during the deep
freeze in the U.S. earlier this year.
In unheated containers. They died.
So we have very few this year.
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Photo: Ipomoea
(with Pretty Much Picasso Petunias), David
MacTavish, Hutchinson Farm, September 20,
2011
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Grown at Hutchinson Farm since
2008. Available May 2021, in 4½" pots and mixed
containers and hanging baskets.
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Hardiness: Annual
Habit: trailing
Light: Shade or sun
Height: 6 - 8"
Trails: 18 - 24"
Spacing: 8 - 10"
Where to plant: Larger containers
Description
The attractive foliage of Ipomoea (
ip-uh-mee-uh)
adds visual appeal as it trails over your mixed
patio containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets.
Growing Guide
This vigorous plant is easy to grow, but
give it plenty of room, and only plant alone or in
combination with other large plants (like petunias).
It has excellent heat tolerance, but does not like
cold weather, so don't plant until late May. At the
end of the season, be sure to check for sweet
potatoes growing in your containers -bake them just
like regular potatoes- they're delicious!
- Sweet Georgia Series
- Heart Light Green
Heart Purple
Heart Red
Deep Purple
Light Green
Marguerite (vigorous green)
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