sweet potato 'Bonita'

Ipomoea batatas 'Bonita'^PBR

Genus: Ipomoea
Family: Convolvulaceae

About this plant

A twining perennial climber to around 3m high, with heart-shaped green leaves and purple flowers in summer. Usually grown as an annual for its edible roots, which have pale tan-coloured skin lightly flushed with pink, and pale creamy flesh with a delicate nutty flavour

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, sandy loam in full sun, provide support for climbing stems. May be grown outdoors in warmer regions, but best grown under glass in colder areas. Optimum growing temperature is between 22-28°C. Ready to harvest after 90-110 days depending on conditions. See sweet-potato cultivation

Pruning

Minimal pruning required, see pruning group 11

Propagation

Propagate from slips (rooted shoots from a tuber); these can be potted and grown indoors in spring and planted out after frosts

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Pests

May be susceptible to root knot nematodes, and to glasshouse whitefly and red spider mite when grown under glass

Diseases

May be susceptible to fusarium wilt, powdery mildews and virus diseases

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres