Blackie Sweet Potato Vine Plant

Sweet potato vine ipomoea batatas blackie is a fast growing tropical vine that gracefully spills over the edges of patio containers or hanging baskets.

Blackie sweet potato vine plant. Sweet potato vines are heavy feeders so they benefit greatly from regular fertilizer feedings. Provide support or use as a groundcover. On aug 29 2002 wingnut from spicewood tx zone 8b wrote. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant.

Today for the first time it has blooms of beautiful pink flowers. Root softwood cuttings in spring or summer or semi ripe cuttings in summer. They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. A real simple magazine top 10 goofproof plant the only surprising thing about the sudden popularity of sweet potato vines is why it took so long to happen.

Blackie is usually grown as an annual. I had never seen any other one with flowers so for me this was a great surprise. How to grow a purple sweet potato vine. Propagationsow seed in spring after chipping them or soaking them in water for 24 hours.

This is the first time i grew blackie potato vine and it has has grown beautifully. They also prefer soil that does not dry out completely. Blackie ipomoea plants offer vigorous trailing foliage with dark burgundy black maple shaped leaves.