How to grow ornamental sweet potato vine
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When to plant ornamental sweet potato vine
Plant sweet potato vine after the last spring frost from tuber or stem cuttings, once the soil is warm. It is susceptible to frost and grown as an annual; the tubers can be lifted and overwintered, then replanted after frost.
Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Spacing
- 96 to 120 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
Common problems
- frost tender grown as annual
- deer damage
- flea beetles and thrips with repeat planting
Sources
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