Sweet Potato Vine Purple (Purple Heart) in 5inch pot

Indirect sunlight, water twice a week

🌿 Sweet Potato Vine Purple (Ipomoea batatas ‘Blackie’ / ‘Purple Heart’)

✨ Description:

The Sweet Potato Vine Purple is a stunning ornamental plant known for its deep purple to almost black, heart-shaped or lobed leaves. With its rich, velvety foliage and trailing habit, it instantly adds a bold splash of color to any garden or balcony setting.

Although it belongs to the sweet potato family, this variety is mainly grown for its striking foliage, not for edible tubers. Its cascading vines make it ideal for hanging baskets, railing planters, or as a ground cover in gardens.

🌞 Light:

Thrives best in full sun to partial shade. Full sunlight brings out the deepest purple color in its leaves.

💧 Watering:

Keep the soil consistently moist, but ensure good drainage. Avoid waterlogging to prevent root rot.

🌱 Soil:

Prefers rich, well-draining soil with good organic content.

🌸 Features:

• Vibrant purple foliage adds strong color contrast

• Fast-growing and easy to maintain

• Great for hanging baskets, borders, and mixed planters

• Can be grown both outdoors and indoors with bright light

✂️ Maintenance:

Trim regularly to control its spread and encourage bushier growth. Pinch tips to shape and promote fullness.

🪴 Best For:

• Balcony rail planters & hanging pots

• Ground covers and landscape color contrast

• Tropical-style gardens

• Creative foliage arrangements