Sweet Caroline Medusa Black sweet potato vine
Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Caroline Medusa Black'
Proven Winners Award Winner; PW New 2026
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sweet Caroline Medusa Black' sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Caroline Medusa Black') is an annual for containers, rock gardens, and shade gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, loamy soil. It climbs and grows at a rapid pace, and bees visit it. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Purple top, Labyrinth dahlia, and California poppy.