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Proven Accents® Blackie Sweet Potato Vine*

Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie'

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Proven Accents Blackie Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie') at Creekside Home & Garden

Proven Accents® Blackie Sweet Potato Vine foliage

Proven Accents® Blackie Sweet Potato Vine foliage

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* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details

Height:  10 inches

Spread:  6 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Brand:  Proven Winners

Description:

A heat and drought tolerant variety with gorgeous dark purple-almost black, heart shaped foliage; a vigorous trailing selection that adds color and texture to containers and hanging baskets; quick and easy to grow; low maintenance

Features & Attributes

Proven Accents® Blackie Sweet Potato Vine is primarily valued in the home for its spreading and trailing habit of growth. Its attractive deeply cut lobed leaves remain deep purple in colour with hints of black throughout the year.

This is a dense herbaceous houseplant 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 indoor plants with less refined foliage. This plant may benefit from an occasional pruning to look its best.

Planting & Growing

When grown indoors, Proven Accents® Blackie Sweet Potato Vine can be expected to grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 1 years. This houseplant will do well in a location that gets either direct or indirect sunlight, although it will usually require a more brightly-lit environment than what artificial indoor lighting alone can provide. It does best in average to evenly moist soil, but will not tolerate standing water. The surface of the soil shouldn't be allowed to dry out completely, and so you should expect to water this plant once and possibly even twice each week. Be aware that your particular watering schedule may vary depending on its location in the room, the pot size, plant size and other conditions; if in doubt, ask one of our experts in the store for advice. It does not require much in the way of fertilizing once established. It is not particular as to soil type or pH; an average potting soil should work just fine.

There are many factors that will affect the ultimate height, spread and overall performance of a plant when grown indoors; among them, the size of the pot it's growing in, the amount of light it receives, watering frequency, the pruning regimen and repotting schedule. Use the information described here as a guideline only; individual performance can and will vary. Please contact the store to speak with one of our experts if you are interested in further details concerning recommendations on pot size, watering, pruning, repotting, etc.

-- THIS IS A HOUSEPLANT AND IS NOT MEANT TO SURVIVE THE WINTER OUTDOORS IN OUR CLIMATE --

 

* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details

 
 
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