Sweet Georgia Light Green Sweet Potato is an ornamental cultivar of the herbaceous perennial with a mounding habit and trailing stems that is grown as a groundcover. The pointed, heart-shaped foliage is a bright chartreuse that becomes lighter with more sun. Blooms in spring, but are often removed to encourage foliage health. Best color with full sun and consistently moist well-drained soils. Ornamental cultivars do not flower, and while still edible are not as tasty.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Origins: |
Central and South America |
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
2.5' - 3' |
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Spacing: |
3’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
9 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Fungal leaf diseases can be somewhat common. Watch for slugs, thrips, and flea beetles.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Geranium, Verbena, Petunia
IMAGES: Globetrotter19, Plants, Kossuth Square, 2017 Nyíregyháza, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Drew Avery, Ipomoea batatas 6, CC BY 2.0, (3) daryl_mitchell, Large Sun Container June 2018, (4) cultivar413, 160629 127 Chelsea Waterside Park -...
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
