Ipomoea Pandurata

Ipomoea Pandurata Care

Ipomoea Pandurata

Other names: Man Of The Earth, Wild Potato Vine, Manroot, Wild Sweet Potato, And Wild Rhubarb

What is the plant

I. pandurata is a twining and scrambling vine that can reach 30 ft (9 m). The stems are usually hairless and bear alternate, olive-green, cordate leaves, about 6 in (15 cm) long, with long, purple-tinged petioles. The flowers develop in the axils of the leaves in groups of one to five. The sepals are light green and hairless, and overlap one another. The flowers are tubular, white with a pinkish or purplish throat. The corolla is five-lobed, some 2.5 to 3 in (6.4 to 7.6 cm) long and wide.

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

6 - 8

Difficulty

Easy

Invasive

Weed

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Once per week.
Fertilizer
You can fertilizer the plan every spring using a general, all-purpose mixture.
Sunlight
Best grown in full sun to part shade.

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Soil
Perform well in most types of soil.
Temperature
Ideal temperatures should be approximately 65-75ºF + (18-24ºC +), closer to 70ºF is best.
Container
Use ceramic pots that are porous which means your plants are less likely to experience root rot from overwatering.