'Sweet Caroline Sweet Heart Red'

Sweet Potato Vine

Ipomoea batatas

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"A Real Simple magazine – Top 10 goofproof Plant"

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Features

Great foliage component plant in combinations; excellent heat tolerance and vigor

• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Heat Tolerant
• Landscape Plant

Ornamental Characteristics

Foliage Color
Red

Height
6-8" (Short)

Spacing
10-12"

Habit
Trailing

Trails Up To
60

Container Plant Style
Spiller - Trails over the side of a container

Patent Information

'Sweet Caroline Sweet Heart Red' US PP19,013; Can. PBR 2904

Plant Needs

Duration
Annual

Bloom Time
Foliage Plant

Zone(s)
Annual except in zones 10 - 11

Hardy Temp
35°F (2°C)

Exposure
Plant in sun or partial shade

Water Needs
Normal

Maintenance
Easy

Uses
Landscapes and containers

Mixed containers, window boxes and hanging baskets

Growing Tips
In fall before first frost, dig, dry and store tubers in a dry medium (vermiculite or peat) in a cool dry corner of the basement. When tubers sprout in spring, cut them into sections (at least one eye per section) and plant the sections outdoors after last frost date. Tubers can also be sunk ½ way into a large-mouthed glass jar of water in early spring to generate sprouts that can be removed and planted. Container plants and or rooted cuttings taken in late summer may be overwintered indoors in bright sunny locations.

Potatoes formed by ornamental sweet potato vines are edible but are not as flavorful as those selected as a food crop.

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Other Colors In Sweet Caroline Sweet Heart Series

Light Green

Purple

Year	Award	Trial
2008	Top 10	North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum
2008	Best of Breed	North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum
2008	Leader of the Pack Summer	North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum
2008	Leader of the Pack Summer - Early Season	North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum
2007	Best of the Zoo	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
2006	Way Hot 100	Garden Design
2006	Best Annuals at the Zoo	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
2003	Arboretum Approved	Dallas Arboretum
2003	Flame Proof	Dallas Arboretum
2003	North Texas Winners Circle	Dallas Arboretum

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5 - Outstanding	My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.

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