Sweet Potato Vine - Blackie

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Sweet Potato Vine - Blackie

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. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant. They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. Blackie looks nice planted with lighter foliaged plants. Ornamental Sweet Potato Vines can be used as an annual groundcover or in hanging baskets and pots. They grow best when provided with a high light location and relatively warm temperatures. For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial. ... additional info

 

Bidens - Goldie The Bidens Goldie, 'Bidens ferulifolia', produces abundant, small, yellow flowers on fast growing plants. The Goldie is a Proven Selections plant. Goldie is ideal for beds, hanging baskets, borders, and containers. It is also heat and drought tolerant with few pest or disease problems and performs well in the landscape. The Goldie blooms continuously throughout the spring and summer. They are ideal for a trailing groundcover. For zones 9-11, this plant can also be a perennial.

Sweet Potato Vine - Blackie