If you want sweet potatoes to eat, the tubers from your ornamental sweet potato vines are indeed edible. 8 июн. 2022 г.
Are potatoes from ornamental potato vines edible?
In fact, ornamental sweet potato vine tubers are edible and will not hurt you if you consume them. They come in a variety of attractive colors, so you might be tempted to eat them, but you should be aware that they do not taste very good.
Can you eat ornamental sweet potato roots?
Like the edible varieties the ornamental sweet potato vine will produce tuberous roots. The purple tuberous roots are edible but gardeners who have tried them, say they're not tasty. Some gardeners try saving the tuberous roots overwinter much like dahlias.
Are ornamental sweet potato vines poisonous?
Ornamental sweet potato vines rarely produce flowers in most annual growing climates. The seeds are toxic to children. Symptoms of poisoning include visual and tactile hallucinations. Additional symptoms may include a flushed face, dilated pupils, diarrhea, vomiting, numb hands or feet, and sleepiness.
Can you eat sweet potato tubers?
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. The tubers are not even a consideration, and so don't usually taste very good.
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