Sweet potato vines rarely flower, but when they do, they produce white or lavender blooms.
What does it mean when my sweet potato plant flowers?
Flowers on a potato plant indicate that its tubers (the edible part of the plant that grows underground) are starting to form. After you see flowers form on your potato plant, you know that the plant is doing well, and that it is getting closer to harvest time.
Should you let sweet potatoes flower?
Plants that do not flower will not set fruit, but they will still develop the tubers underground that we eat and commonly refer to as the sweet potato. These green fruits that grow from the sweet potato plant's flowers are not edible because of the solanine they contain.
Do all sweet potato plants flower?
Sweet potatoes are slow-growing and always planted in the spring because they require four months of warm temperatures to develop full-size tubers. ... Learn How to Grow Sweet Potatoes.Common NameSweet potatoSun ExposureFull sun to part shadeSoil TypeMedium-moisture, well-drained soilSoil pHAcidic (5 to 6.5)
How long after flowering are sweet potatoes ready?
Sweet potatoes require 90 to 120 days from planting to maturity and must be harvested before the first killing frost. The tubers will be in the top 4-10 inches of soil. You do not have to cut off vines before harvest.
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