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Sweet Potato - Ipomea batatus

SWEET POTATO, Ipomea batatus

The Sweet Potato is a perennial trailing plant that develops fleshy tuberous roots.

Sweet Potato - Red Star

Sweet Potato - Red Star

An excellent Red skinned white fleshed variety. The Sweet Potato is a perennial trailing plant that develops fleshy tuberous roots over summer which are harvested in autumn.

125mm | $7.90 AU | In Production | Email Me When Available


Sweet Potato - Gold Star

Sweet Potato - Gold Star

A promising commercial variety with heavy cropping characteristics and orange flesh. The Sweet Potato is a perennial trailing plant that develops fleshy tuberous roots over summer which are harvested in autumn.

125mm | $7.90 AU | In Production | Email Me When Available


Height Frost tol. Pollination req'd Evergreen/Deciduous Harvest period
1 Medium No Evergreen most of year

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Sweet Potato

Low Groundcover : Plant as an edible groundcover between and under fruit/ nut trees and Arrowroot to make maximum use of sunlight.This is called 'Stacking'.So the lowest is Sweet Potato then higher up is the Arrowroot then higher up is the fruit tree . | Rolf - Bankstown Sydney, NSW 17-Jan-2006

Sweet Potato

Young leaves can be cooked as part of any vegetable dish. Its use is similar to spinach. | Jay Queja - Berowra Heights, 2082 18-Jan-2006

Sweet Potato

In a study done at a Southern US university, cooked sweet potato leaves proved to be a natural cholesterol/ blood pressure reducer. Eat and be healthy! | Cheryl Kiepke - Seagoville, TX 08-Aug-2008
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