Orange Sweet Potato Seeds - Vegetable Plant

Orange sweet potato is a warm season trailing vine grown for its edible storage roots and spreading foliage. It adapts well to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates where frost is minimal. The plant develops long creeping stems with underground tubers forming in loose, well drained soil. It is commonly planted in home gardens, small farms, and seasonal vegetable plots where a long, warm growing period is available.

Features

• Warm season trailing vine growth habit

• Adapted to tropical and subtropical climates

• Suitable for garden beds, raised beds, and open field planting

• Produces underground storage roots during warm growing conditions

• Performs best in loose, well drained soils with consistent warmth

Specifications

• Scientific name: Ipomoea batatas

• Common name (US): Sweet Potato

• Seed type / variety: Root vegetable seed, orange type

• Growth habit: Trailing spreading vine

• USDA zones: 8 to 11

• Planting season: Spring after frost risk or warm season planting

• Growing season: Approximately 90 to 150 days

• Sowing Season:

  • February to April in warm climates

  • June to July in tropical regions with extended warmth

• Germination time and conditions: 7 to 21 days at 24 to 30 C in moist soil

• Sunlight requirements: Full sun exposure

• Soil requirements: Loose, well drained sandy loam, slightly acidic to neutral

• Watering needs: Moderate, consistent moisture without waterlogging

• Mature plant size: 20 to 30 cm height, vines spreading 1 to 2 m

• Plant spacing: 30 to 45 cm between plants