Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Lime sweet potato vine
Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Lime'
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size6 to 15 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Lime' sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Lime') is a perennial for containers, rock gardens, and shade gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, loamy soil. It climbs and grows fast, and it reaches 21 to 36 inches wide. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Vinca, Celosia, Penhill Watermelon dahlia, and Tuscan Blue rosemary.