Ipomoea cairica |
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Plant type: deciduous twining climber or annual Hardiness zones: 9b-12 Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: light frost |
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Origins: Tropical Africa, Southern Africa Other Botanical Names: Batatas cavanillesii, B. senegalensis, Convolvulus cairicus, C. cavanillesii, C. limphaticus, C. tuberculatus, Ipomoea cavanillesii, I. funaria, I. heptaphylla, I. palmata, I. pentaphylla, I. senegalensi, I. stipulacea, I. tuberculata, I. vesiculosa Other Common Names: | ||||||||
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