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Ipomoea Solar Power Red Heart

Common name: Red Heart' Sweet Potato Vine

The sweet potatoes will swell and ripen under the main stem during the summer months ready to be harvested with the first frosts in the autumn

5 to 10°C

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Gorgeous red-burgundy foliage with a slight sheen smothers Ipomoea 'Solar Power Red Heart' from late spring and well into autumn. Perfect for adding depth and texture to borders and summer containers. Plant to spill over edges and soften hard lines with ornamental, heart-shaped leaves.A relative of the Sweet Potato from south-east Asia, Ipomoea is grown for its decorative foliage, rather than the tuber it produces underground. Although, if you grow this variety as an annual you may be lucky enough to find a cache of sweet potatoes underneath the soil at the end of the season.Ipomoea 'Solar Power Red Heart' is heat tolerant, thriving in full sun or part shade and growing to a height of 30cm with a spread of up to 90cm. Plant in fertile, well-drained soil and feed once a month to keep foliage healthy. Ensure potted plants are kept well-watered during hot or dry spells.As a tender perennial, Ipomoea 'Solar Power Red Heart' is usually grown as an annual but tubers may be lifted and overwintered in a frost-free place for replanting next year.
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Key Information
Latin Name Ipomoea Solar Power Red Heart YP
Common Name Red Heart' Sweet Potato Vine
Hardiness H1c (5 to 10°C)
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.30 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.90
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for hanging baskets Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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