Blackie Sweet Potato Vine Plant

On aug 29 2002 wingnut from spicewood tx zone 8b wrote.

Blackie sweet potato vine plant.

They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. Provide support or use as a groundcover. Blackie ipomoea plants offer vigorous trailing foliage with dark burgundy black maple shaped leaves. Shelter from cold drying winds.

Today for the first time it has blooms of beautiful pink flowers. This is the first time i grew blackie potato vine and it has has grown beautifully. Sweet potato vine ipomoea batatas blackie is a fast growing tropical vine that gracefully spills over the edges of patio containers or hanging baskets. A real simple magazine top 10 goofproof plant the only surprising thing about the sudden popularity of sweet potato vines is why it took so long to happen.

Sweet potato vines are heavy feeders so they benefit greatly from regular fertilizer feedings. The sweet potato vine blackie ipomoea batatas a proven winners selection has a trailing habit and dark red purple leaves that are shaped like a bird s footprint. They also prefer soil that does not dry out completely. Blackie is usually grown as an annual.

This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant. I had never seen any other one with flowers so for me this was a great surprise. Propagationsow seed in spring after chipping them or soaking them in water for 24 hours.