Vine, Sweet Potato 'Blackie'
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Description
Primarily valued in the garden for its spreading and trailing habit of growth. Its attractive deeply cut lobed leaves remain purple in color throughout the season.
The 'Blackie' variety of Sweet Potato Vine grows best in full sun to partial sun.
This annual plant will grow to be 4 to 10 inches high, and will spread approximately 48 to 60 inches when fully matured.
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Details
Height: 8 inches
Spread: 6 feet
Sunlight: 
Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Brand: Proven Winners
Ornamental Features
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine is primarily valued in the garden for its spreading and trailing habit of growth. Its attractive deeply cut lobed leaves remain purple in color throughout the season.
Landscape Attributes
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine is a dense herbaceous annual with a trailing habit of growth, eventually spilling over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant. The flowers of this plant may actually detract from its ornamental features, so they can be removed as they appear. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- General Garden Use
- Groundcover
- Container Planting
- Hanging Baskets
Planting & Growing
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. Because of its trailing habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
More Information
| Gerten Grown Plants | Gerten Grown Plants |
|---|---|
| Common Family Name | Sweet Potato Vine |
| Sun Preference | Full-Sun, Part-Sun |
| Plant Life Cycle | Annual |
| Mature Height (Range) | 7-12" |
| Mature Spread (Range) | Over 36", 24" - 36" |