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Herbaceous Perennial

Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Light Green'PBR (Sweet Caroline Series)

A tender, trailing evergreen perennial, normally grown as an annual, to around 25cm in height with heart-shaped, lobed golden-green foliage. Grown as an ornamental for its foliage, it works well in hanging baskets, patio pots and window boxes or covering a trellis to add colour and texture

Synonyms
Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Heart Light Green'
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
1 year
Ultimate spread
1–1.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Gold Green
Summer Gold Green
Autumn Gold Green
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1C
Botanical details
Family
Convolvulaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Climbing, Trailing
Potentially harmful
Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets: Harmful if eaten. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Genus

Ipomoea can be annuals or perennials, often twining, or evergreen shrubs, with simple, lobed or dissected leaves and tubular or funnel-shaped flowers which may be solitary or borne in racemes or panicles

Name status

Accepted

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How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a peat-free multipurpose compost in containers, or in the open, in a rich well-drained soil in sun or part shade

Propagation

Propagate by seed, or by softwood or semi-ripe cuttings. Edible cultivars are grown from slips (rooted shoots from a tuber). These can be potted and grown indoors in spring and planted out once there is no risk of frost

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • hanging basket
  • Patio and container plants
  • Bedding
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly and glasshouse red spider mite if grown in a conservatory or greenhouse

Diseases

May be susceptible to a virus and powdery mildews

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