General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Vegetable

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Common names
  • Sweet Potato

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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Location: Bon Aqua, TN
Date: 2009
Image used courtesy of the New Hope Seed Company
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Aug 27, 2013 3:52 PM concerning plant:
    This was a popular yellow flesh potato when I was a kid. My father always planted Nancy Halls and Porto Ricos (vining type) Good production, but the taste always reminded me of pumpkin.

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