Sweet potato vine ipomoea batatas an ornamental vine quickly spills over the sides of hanging baskets and patio containers.
Sweetheart purple sweet potato vine.
The compact and tidy growth habit of this sweet potato vine meant it combined well with other plants in containers without overtaking them.
Clean dark heart shaped foliage was blemish free and was a great contrast to lighter colours.
Commercial sweet potatoes have been bred for over 100 years selecting for those with the best sugar to starch content hence the name sweet potato the ornamental have been bred to produce good leaves and no tubers though they do form they are composed of almost pure starch and no sugar.
Making them a poor choice for eating.
Sweet caroline sweetheart purple works great in large containers and landscapes.
Sweet potato vine ipomoea sweet caroline sweetheart purple has deep purple black heart shaped foliage.
These plants are available in greens reds and deep purples in both.
The black version of the solarpower is a purple sweet potato vine and is deep purplish black in hue.
A rich lime green variant is available as is a rusty bronze.