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This plant grows really fast and pretty. But I have to rate it neutral because the deer think it is quite tasty! After the deer eat it ...Read More
I am having trouble with Wrinkled leaves, and tiny brown spots on the older leaves. I had Spider Mites and treated with Neem Oil, and the...Read More
A beautiful addition to mixed containers. Although not cold hardy in my region (zone 6), just take a cutting before it gets too cold, st...Read More
I bought a small 99 cent nursery pot sized one two years ago, here in CO. It's just about the easiest plant to root via cuttings so in no...Read More
I grew this in 2007 and it was beautiful, until the Japanese beetles made the leaves into swiss cheese! I sprayed heavily with bug killer...Read More
I live in Bradenton, Florida on the west coast (Tampa Bay area).
I wanted to get rid of the grass and weeds in the front yard so I...Read More
Extremely easy to propagate through stem cuttings. I've found it flowering at all times of the year here in Florida. It does tend to fade...Read More
I like to use 'blackie' in large containers with cannas. Not very drought tolerant, though.
I grow it as a ground cover planted on sw side of property. Very striking looking from a distance; not as pretty when you look at it clo...Read More
In this climate, Blackie is grown as an annual, mostly in containers. Mine grew in a mounding habit, not vining. This may be because the ...Read More
I think I have every variety of this plant, and this is the only one that I have had bloom. It is very pretty trained up a white picket ...Read More
Blackie is a wonderful groundcover here in Tallahassee, and so far I am also successfully growing it in a container on a southern windows...Read More
Blackie won't overwinter here, even with protection (neither will any of the other ornamental sweet potatoes), but it's glorious during t...Read More
I have Blakie planted in a very large pot along with a pink Wave petunia. which sits on my patio in full sun. Both are beautiful. This...Read More
A very beautiful vine that makes excellent groundcover.
I never knew it bloomed until tonight. This is worth trying at least once...Read More
This was [sadly, past tense] such a beautiful plant, I had to have it. It seemed to do really well after I planted it [on the border of ...Read More
San Antonio, TX
Requiring little care, Blackie is a great fast growing hanging basket plant. Mine is suspended from a high oak tre...Read More
I have grown 'Blackie' for a number of years, mainly in a pot in the Atlanta, Georgia area. It looks great trailing out of a big green c...Read More
This is the first time I grew 'Blackie' Potato Vine, and it has has grown beautifully. Today for the first time it has blooms of beautifu...Read More
This is the dark purple/maroon, almost black one with deeply lobed leaves.