Ipomoea, Ornamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Tricolor'

I have rated it neutral b/c of all the sweet potato vines, this one was the weakest for me. Would not return from the tuber as the other...Read More varieties and I would have to buy a plant or two ea. year. I finally got tired of that and stopped buying/growing it.

I would call it a vigourous spreader to say the least. Actually, someone gave it to me and it took me a long time to figure out what it ...Read Morewas called. Until I correctly identified it, we called it purple kudzu. I also planted it as edging on my flower bed and have had it take over several spots. With vigorous pruning, it can be kept from overruning, but I would rather not have it where I originally placed it (but that's my bad, not the plant's)

It propogates very easily and I have just stuck cuttings in the ground (in other places where it won't overrun everything) and it has flourished. It loves zone 7A and did better than anything else with our record heat this year.

It is a beautiful plant and, I would say it is a good plant for the proper location. But, if you have smaller plantings nearby, it will take them over and the next thing you know anything shorter than 15 inches will dissappear under a mass of purple kudzu.....

Nice looking, even in a sunny spot where the color isn't as pronounced. I'm actually glad to see that the tubers survived in KY so I can...Read More try it with some in a sheltered spot here.

I agree that this plant is quite agressive in it's spreading, but I've not had a problem keeping it in bounds. It's in a semi shaded are...Read Morea beneath a live oak and has done really well there. It grouws so fast you just throw it down and jump back. I do trim the perimeter runners about every two weeks to keep it from rooting and spreading to areas where I don't want it. It's mixed in with impatiens and pentas in shades to accentuate the pink/lavender color of it's new growth.