That means the tubers it forms are actually edible.
Ornamental sweet potato vine tubers.
Yet the tubers and even the plant in some cases are easy to save for another season.
In the fall simply remove all foliage from the tuber wash off any soil and let the tuber dry thoroughly for about 24 hours.
This beautiful vine has grown quickly in popularity for its fast growing habit and lush foliage.
Are the tubers from the ornamental sweet potato vine edible.
The taste is a cross between a regular potato and sweet potato.
Yes you can store the tubers for next spring s planting.
Ornamental sweet potato vines ipomoea batatas are frost tender vines with colorful foliage that climbs or trails.
Overwintering ornamental sweet potatoes can be done by heeling them in where temperatures don t often stay chilly bringing them indoors or by harvesting and storing the tubers.
Sure and you ll get 200 percent of your daily roughage requirements in the bargain.
Heeling in sweet potato vines over winter.
Often grown in container gardens for its trailing stems of purple chartreuse or variegated foliage ornamental sweet potato vine is actually related to the sweet potatoes you d grow in your vegetable garden.
The ornamental sweet potato vines that have gotten so popular in planters and hanging baskets over the years are just a specialized variety of sweet potato one that seems predisposed to grow crazy looking tubers down in the soil.