Ipomoea batatas ‘Black Hearts' ~ SolarPower™ Black Hearts Sweet Potato blue-bloom southern Appalachian Mountains

southern Appalachian Mountains

While they are not particularly showy

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Varieties: There are numerous apple varieties available

Ipomoea batatas ‘Black Hearts' ~ SolarPower™ Black Hearts Sweet Potato blue-bloom southern Appalachian MountainsBlack Hearts Sweet Potato is an ornamental cultivar of the herbaceous perennial with a mounding habit and trailing stems that is grown as a groundcover. The large arrow shaped foliage that emerges grey green and deepens to bronze and purple black with maturity. Blooms in spring, but are often removed to encourage foliage health. Best color with full sun and consistently moist well drained soils. Ornamental cultivars do not flower, and while still