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Do sweet potatoes have leaves?

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General Information. Sweet potato greens are the mildly flavored leaves of the sweet potato plant, often eaten in Asia and Africa. While sweet potatoes are more often grown for their edible tubers in the United States, in many parts of Asia and Africa, sweet potatoes are grown, at least in part, for their edible greens .


What type of leaves does sweet potato have?

Sweet potato leaves are medium to large in size and are cordate, or heart-shaped with pointed tips. The leaves grow in an alternate pattern and may be palmate or known as having multiple lobes depending on the variety.

Does sweet potato grow from leaves?

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.

Why are my sweet potato leaves?

If you stick your finger all the way into the soil and it's dry, it's time to water your sweet potatoes. If they get too dry, especially in high temperatures, sweet potato leaves will start to wilt and turn yellow. On the other hand, it is possible to over-water sweet potatoes.

Is sweet potato a root stem or leaf?

Unlike the potato, which is a tuber, or thickened stem, the sweetpotato that we eat is the storage root of the plant; an enlarged lateral root. The plant reproduces in three ways: from seed, from the actual storage roots, or from the plant vines. Sweetpotato is cultivated by vegetative propagation.

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