Blackie Sweet Potato Vine Plant

How to grow a purple sweet potato vine.

Blackie sweet potato vine plant.

This is the first time i grew blackie potato vine and it has has grown beautifully. Sweet potato vine ipomoea batatas blackie is a fast growing tropical vine that gracefully spills over the edges of patio containers or hanging baskets. I had never seen any other one with flowers so for me this was a great surprise. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant.

Shelter from cold drying winds. Root softwood cuttings in spring or summer or semi ripe cuttings in summer. A real simple magazine top 10 goofproof plant the only surprising thing about the sudden popularity of sweet potato vines is why it took so long to happen. On aug 29 2002 wingnut from spicewood tx zone 8b wrote.

Provide support or use as a groundcover. Today for the first time it has blooms of beautiful pink flowers. Not nearly as wicked as its name implies this sweet potato vine has a trailing habit deep purple leaves. Blackie is usually grown as an annual.

Blackie ipomoea plants offer vigorous trailing foliage with dark burgundy black maple shaped leaves. Sweet potato vines are heavy feeders so they benefit greatly from regular fertilizer feedings. Propagationsow seed in spring after chipping them or soaking them in water for 24 hours.