Place your sweet potato tuber in a glass of water with the top third exposed by securing it in place with toothpicks.
Sweet potato vine planter ideas.
Allow the vines to root in the various levels as they cascade downward.
They also thrive in heat.
Even better the leaves are edible and tasty.
Sweet potato vines enjoy a bright sunny location outdoors with similar conditions in the home.
Ornamental sweet potato vines ipomoea batatas are classic spiller plants for container gardens.
Although you can use any pot or planter try planting sweet potato slips on the top of a vertical flowerpot container garden.
Plant a sweet potato in water and almost before your eyes it transforms into a sprawling vine with lime green or purple tinged leaves.
Once the stems reach a few inches long snip them off the tuber and place these cuttings in another jar of water.
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.
This beautiful easy to grow herbaceous perennial has long tendrils that tumble over the edges and down the sides of containers.
Here are a few of my favorite plant combinations for sweet potato vines.
Where these vines root in the ground you ll find sweet potato tubers in the fall.
Follow these steps to planting and growing your own sweet potato vine indoors.
Stem cuttings can also be placed in water with rooting taking place within a few weeks.
Sweet potato vines make great companion plants in containers and raised beds.
To start set one end of a sweet potato tuber in a jar of water so that half of it is submerged.
Sweet potato vine growing tips quick and easy t0 grow.
It will send out roots and stems within 2 weeks.
Match them with either a contrasting or complementary color for a great combination.
Chartreuse lime green copper purple black tri color green pink white.
Ornamental sweet potato plant vine lpomoea butatas.
Herbaceous perennial zones 9 11 colors.
Choose the proper soil mixture.