The one season in which it s generally not advisable to plant sweet potato vines is the winter.
Sweet potato vine blackie indoor.
Bulb like tubers grow just beneath the surface of the soil.
Blackie is an impressive variety that.
Sweet potato vine ipomoea batatas named for its edible cousin is an ornamental warm season annual grown for its attractive leaves and vining habit the foliage lends a tropical feel to the garden and comes in a range of colors and varying forms.
She had never seen them and was very impressed with how.
When to plant sweet potato vine.
Otherwise there are several easy ways of overwintering a sweet potato vine.
They also are popular as indoor plants and can be grown inside year round or just during the cold of winter.
However depending on your growing zone it can be planted at other times of year.
Overwintering sweet potato tubers.
As a tropical plant it prefers warmer temperatures.
Sweet potato vine winter care.
How to grow sweet potato vines.
I discovered the blackie sweet potato vine about a year ago when i purchased several simply because they were so lovely to decorate my patio when we held a large pool party for my husband s family.
If you have space you can simply bring the plants indoors and grow them as houseplants until spring.
Ornamental sweet potato vines are versatile plants that are equally suitable for filling outdoor containers spilling over a wall or covering ground in a landscape bed.
My sister in law has two green thumbs and her yard patio are always beautiful.