Tricolor Sweet Potato is an ornamental cultivar of the herbaceous perennial with a mounding habit and trailing stems that is grown as a groundcover. The uniquely triangular-lobed foliage are green with white margins, with an additional blush of rose or burgundy. 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' - 3' |
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Spacing: |
2.5’ |
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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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Season of Interest: |
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: Photos by Proven Winners, Proven Accents® Tricolor, (2) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr 070906-8446 Ipomoea batatas, CC BY 3.0, (3) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr 070906-8444 Ipomoea batatas, CC BY 3.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Ipomoea batatas Tricolor 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
