Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas 'Diane') in the Sweet Potatoes Database

Vegetables
Heredity:	Hybrid

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Vine
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height:	8-10 inch
Plant Spread:	12-20 feet
Leaves:	Broadleaf
Uses:	Vegetable
Edible Parts:	Roots
Eating Methods:	Cooked
Propagation: Other methods:	Other: Slips
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil

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Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Dec 1, 2016 6:07 PM concerning plant:

I have not been able to uncover much history on this sweet potato. It grows as rampant vines with a unique leaf shape, which reminds me of a sweet gum leaf. Skin is red with dark orange flesh. Flesh is sweet and moist. On my palate, not as good flavor as Copper Jewel or Carolina Ruby, but acceptable. Yields are good, but not quite to the level of Beauregard, Covington, Carolina Ruby, or Jewel. Good enough, though, that I will give it a second trial in 2017.

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