Sweet Potato Vine

  • Common Name: Sweet Potato Vine
  • Botanical Name: Ipomoea batatas
  • Family Name: Morning Glory Family
  • Type: Tender perennial, grown as an annual in Texas
  • Zone Hardiness: 8–11
  • Height: 6–12in
  • Width: 18–36in; can trail up to 6ft
  • Blooms: Rarely flowers; small, white, trumpet-shaped blooms when present
  • Bloom Time: N/A
  • Sun: Full sun to partial shade
  • Leaves: Heart-shaped to deeply lobed; colors range from lime green to deep purple, bronze, and variegated.
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; cut back to control growth
  • Tolerates: Heat, drought, deer, and poor soils once established
  • Attracts: Bees and butterflies
  • Texas Superstar: Yes
  • Texas Native: No
  • Invasive: No