| Description | Tricolor Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) is a vine with green, pink and cream colors in the leaves. Doesn't seem to grow as fast or as aggressive like some of the other Sweet Potato Vines. |
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| Pronunciation | (ih-po-MEE-ah) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
| Sunlight | I have grown this plant in 1/2 to 3/4 day full sun and their seems to be no problem with the foliage burning. Some references suggest that all day full sun could burn the plant |
| Moisture | Prefers to be kept evenly moist. Becoming dry will not kill the plant but will cause damage to the foliage. As the plants fill out the pot they will need more water |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average |
| Temperature | not frost tolerant |
| Leaves | tricolored leaves |
| Roots | sweet potato-like tuberous roots |
| Dimensions | An ever expanding vine,6 inches tall. A bit slower and not as full as some of the other cultivars. |
| Maintenance | an ever expanding vine, 6 inches tall |
| Propagation | One of the easier plants I have ever rooted from cuttings. Easier than Coleus or Inch plant. Also started from division of the tuberous roots |
| Native Site | Species native to tropical Americas. |
| Author's Notes | After the growing season dig into the pot and uproot one of the tubers. It is amazing to see what this plant grew from. I have let these tubers go dry for an extended period of time and have just given them some water and they have popped back to life. An incredible plant. |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd) |
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