Ipomoea batatas 'Desana Maple'

Sweet Potato Vine

Tips for Homeowners:

Cut stems to control size or to encourage branching.

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A nice compact variety that mounds in the landscape and trails enough to spill over the container rims. 

  • Unique leaves with great color
  • Robust habit with mounded/trailing habit
  • Low maintenance

Plant alone or combine with other plants in containers, in hanging baskets or window boxes and in-ground borders.

Height: 10-15 in
Spread: 24-30 in
Zone: 10-11
Color: Non-Flowering

Interesting Notes about Sweet Potato Vine:

These vines grow from a tuber which looks like a sweet potato or yam and is technically edible, though not as flavorful as culinary types. These can be stored over winter and replanted in the spring.


Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes:

  • Great Foliage
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Specimen
  • Edging
  • Border or Bed
  • Low Maintenance
  • Mass Planting
  • Container

Foliage Color:

  • Green
  • Almost Black
  • Purple

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Creeping/Ground Cover

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Summer

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water