Growing Ornamental Sweet Potato Vines

[@bpeoples4043]

I love the dark vines contrasted with bright greens or bold oranges. Happy to see another gardener appreciate very dark foliage and high contrast :)

[@onechristianwallace]

That dark tall grass is everything!!

[@d712d86]

Pennisetum purpureum majestic

[@MsCoco231]

Oh my goodness thank you! I have been searching on how to just get the vine which is absolutely beautiful. Most videos are for growing slips for actual sweet potatoes. I also appreciate you sharing the various varieties. The one you didn’t want, is the one I DO want lol!

[@Dallas_K]

They are super easy to propagate from cuttings. Just place cuttings in water or very wet soil in a pot or cup. In a week you will see new roots. In two weeks they are ready to go in the ground.

[@janyskitchen9335]

You can also cook the sweet potato leaves. It tastes like spinach. It is so healthy. :)

[@annfowler7368]

What is the beautiful purple grass next to the potato vine?

[@Sweetnsassycasi]

Vertigo purple fountain grass

[@CxStark]

That looks beautiful.. if you trim a lot you can propagate the cuttings very easily to make more plants

[@Swarupasworld]

Great video and all are so beautiful thanks for sharing 👍

[@judyingram4846]

All three are so beautiful ❤️

[@jacquelinecreativelifestyl3393]

New subscriber here. Those are fabulous I came across your channel searching sweet potato vines

[@enigmax1000]

Thank you very informative!!! Love the black sweet potato!!

[@billtaylor7712]

What is the long leafed dark purple plant directly behind you. Shaped somewhat like a pony tail palm.

[@d712d86]

Pennisetum purpureum majestic

[@John-bf8vj]

U can eat the tip of the vines.. very delicious.. good source of vitamins and nutrients.

[@peaceandlove5214]

Really beautiful.

[@9Hickson]

Hello, How do they do in the winter.? Thank you for sharing 💐

[@hillybillybones]

What is that purple plant beside the sweet potato vine beside you

[@AP-1983]

It looks like a Vertigo Pennisetum.

[@rosebellitzia4814]

It’s a Black Flax.

[@a1930ford]

So, when do you plant these in West Texas? After the last frost? How many do you need to plant to cover a 3'X15" area at the edge of my driveway. How long do they last before they die out?

[@chelseadidde]

I'd plant them after your last spring frost, and two or three plants would be more than enough to fill that area fairly quickly. If you're willing to wait a bit for it to fill up, you could use one or two. They will die with the first fall frost.

[@lablvr6000]

Wonder if I can plant these and they can CLIMB UP my wall in a mostly shaded area?

[@TamiFowler1]

I planted the green sweet potato vine and two containers on my front porch and they took over both front flowerbeds. As I was removing them at the end of the summer I noticed humongous potatoes in the flower pots and in the ground where the vines have taken over. I’ve never noticed these The last couple of years that I planted these vines. Do you know if those are treated like bulbs? Would I be able to dig them and replant them next year?

[@shlomitzilbert3530]

Beautiful !

[@AW-wl2om]

Hi, what is your biweekly fertilizer?

[@mereplants3449]

Very nice

[@nunyabiznes33]

Do these ornamental sweet potatoes still have ediblw tubers.

[@Crazy4Crafting50]

Can you transplant a fully grown sweet potato vine that grew from a very large tubor?

[@TonyaA7]

All those cuttings can start new plants

[@sqlnosql]

Can you eat the leaves?

[@MrSpoox]

Whats that purple palm tree looking thing?

[@dylxnchn]

Probably a grass

[@violakulcsar7011]

It's called Graceful Grasses® Vertigo® Purple Fountain Grass Pennisetum. It's very pretty :) www.provenwinners.com/plants/pennisetum/graceful-grasses-vertigo-purple-fountain-grass-pennisetum-purpureum

[@rtbrain]

Great video. I’m in KC as well, in a new home and planted 4 of the same variety and WOW!!! Those vines have completely covered my area and let ok beautiful. So…can the tubers be dug up overwintered and started again in the spring?

[@brett1511]

Yes, but its easier if you trim them and then put the cuttings in water, theyll grow roots and be good to go in spring

[@rtbrain]

@@brett1511 gotcha. Have already taken cuttings And have multiples going.

[@oonoo5724]

As @Dank say; you can trim the vine, put it in water till it rooted & you have new plant. BUT this method will degrade plant quality overtime. You should start fresh from tuber to make slips after 3rd generation of "vines propagation". There are many tutorial to make new slip from whole sweet potato which is fairly easy to do

[@rtbrain]

@@oonoo5724 great info. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I did take a bunch of cuttings and they rooted fabulously. I’ll be doing much more in the spring next year. Cheers

[@tonynewnham3114]

Hi, and thank you for the video. Could you explain please how these spread? Just wondering if they just keep the one root and grow out, or do they put down more roots as they spread? I have an unattractive bank that I would like to fill, should I plant this at the top, will it tumble down the bank, or at the bottom, for it to climb the bank!? TIA

[@chelseadidde]

They do put down roots as they spread (if there's soil available). I'd suggest planting at the top so it tumbles down!

[@tonynewnham3114]

@@chelseadidde Thank you!

[@fordguyfordguy]

Did that produce any sweet potato roots?

[@terrybuckalew6874]

what causes tiny holes in my vines I put 7 dust on them then after a while more holes

[@peaceandlove5214]

Do leaves and vines re grow ?

[@BrushesOfMagic]

Will these varieties grow sweet potatoes???

[@DGardn100]

Yes they will, but because they're not bred for eating, they may not taste as good as the regular sweet potatoes.

[@9Hickson]

Hello, Does anyone know how well they do inside.? I just started one. Thank you

[@lravenhill]

Other then biweekly fertilizing and trimming I haven’t touched these plants 😂

[@deborahbiggers7350]

Are these perennials and would they be a good ground cover for a shady or partly sunny area

[@S.E.C-R]

Do they actually grow sweet potatoes?

[@chevronangel]

I am new to this, but hopefully someone will answer my question. I have a thick trellis on the side of my house how do I keep them from growing horizontal oh, I also use the whole sweet potato that has slipped all around it I guess that was the wrong thing to do.

[@Norsknurse]

Can you start this purple vine from a sweet potato?

[@mabriz5364]

is the light green one a climber?

[@jefffarr4219]

Are these vines toxic to the touch? Could an animal safely brush past/lick (but not eat) the foliage/vines without being exposed to any harmful chemicals?

[@krystalpowell5813]

I have these every year and my cat eats them and she’s been fine

[@barbaradunleavy3755]

That is denim lace sage I believe

[@albinovoluntad4115]

I want to buy that kind of sweet potato the biger leave. Thanks

[@Dezzasaur114]

Isnt that a lot of fertilizer? I mean I guess if tha soil aint gr8

[@rockafelladw]

What do you use to keep bugs from filling them with holes?

[@chelseadidde]

I don't have trouble with bugs typically, but if I do, it's usually slugs. For those, I use Sluggo, which is an organic granular product.

[@sharonsimpson9459]

Once they die off in the fall, do they return or do I have to replant from start?

[@steve9021oh]

i am wondering this also!

[@Ellie-yx8ni]

@@steve9021oh I read that they are perennial in zone 11, but if you live somewhere that doesn't get hard frost you can dig up the tubers and store in a shed till next spring like you would dahlias when you are in a zone too cold to leave them in the ground.

[@amberhanna7459]

I loved my sweet potato vines last year. They are so easy to manage and I will be planting more this year. What are some tips to cut weed growth? My garden is really hard to manage with tough crab grass growing everywhere. I haven't had any success getting rid of the crab grass and it's awful.

[@megbryant9376]

dope af

[@kimberlywillis8865]

Please the leaves too!

[@dcrcort]

those babies dont' need fertilizer. They will grow under any condition and take over if not trimmed.

[@landofevolution9757]

Choose natives ❤

[@Lakeshow0024]

👍🏿

[@cfab123]

Csn rhis be potatos from store? Or special potatos

[@DGardn100]

The sweet potatoes with bright green, purple, etc. leaves are different from the ones from the store.

[@BigIndianBindi-jy1cz]

thank you white lady.

[@mrj2848]

You got extremely attractive nails.

[@easy_3d]

The woman is more beautiful than the plants😍

[@tnewt7116]

What is up with your black eye?

[@joaquinsolis7071]

Go chiefs