Short answer: Yes, you can. Longer answer: Yes, you can eat a sweet potato vine tuber, but you probably don't want to. Ornamental sweet potato vines are selected for their foliage — the lush leaves that tumble out of pots and window boxes so decoratively. 24 окт. 2011 г.
Are sweet potato flowers edible?
Edible or Ornamental Both edible and ornamental sweet potatoes go by the same Latin name, so pay close attention to the cultivar name to ensure you have the right plant. Although neither is grown for its flowers, in hot climates with a long day length, either might produce some flowers.
Are sweet potato flowers poisonous?
The leaves, stems, and tubers of sweet potato vine are not toxic. The tubers are edible, but ornamental varieties were bred to produce lovely foliage, not a delicious crop.
Should you remove sweet potato flowers?
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. Solanine is a toxic alkaloid.
Are sweet potato leaves and flowers edible?
The sweet potato vine is an unexpected bonus when you're growing sweet potatoes — sweet potato leaves are edible! And even if you don't plan to grow them in your garden, sweet potato greens can be grown inside as an edible houseplant. For another unexpected edible green, get to know purslane!
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