Sweet Potato Vine - Black Heart

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Sweet Potato Vine - Black Heart

Ornamental Sweet Potato Vines can be used as an annual groundcover or in hanging baskets and pots. For zones 10-11, this plant can also be a perennial. Black Heart looks nice planted with lighter foliaged plants. The Sweet Potato Vine Black Heart, 'Ipomoea batatas', a Proven Winners selection, has a trailing habit and heart-shaped, deep purple leaves. This ornamental plant provides color and interest like no other plant. They are grown for their distinctive foliage and vigorous growth habit. They grow best when provided with a high light location and relatively warm temperatures. ... find out more

 

Nierembergia - Blue Mountain They flower all summer long and they are unfazed by heat and humidity. For zones 8 and above this plant can also be a perennial. The one inch white saucer shaped blossoms have lavender and blue centers and are delightful on wispy upright stems. The bicolor Blue Mountain is perfect for baskets. The Nierembergia Blue Mountain, 'Nierembergia caerulea', is a veritable bushel of blooms.

Sweet Potato Vine - Black Heart
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