Illusion Emerald Lace Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas 'Ncornsp012emlc' ILLUSION EMERALD LACE)
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Deciduous Perennial (usually grown as an annual near you) Vine in the Convolvulaceae Family | |
About Sweet Potato VineWhile we wouldn’t recommend eating this particular member of the Sweet Potato fam, Sweet Potato Vine can bring a deliciously tropical feel to your garden and comes in a huge range of colors, shapes and textures. This vigorous annual ornamental vine is most commonly used as a “spiller” trailing accent in a container or planted to trail over a low wall or in a window box. She can be found in colors including deep burgundy, purple, and nearly black to chartreuse, light green, and a pale pink, green and white tricolor. Her leaf shape can vary from heart-shaped to lobed to lacy adding a unique texture to plantings. |
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ProsHigh-impact trailing accent Huge variety of colors, shapes and textures Newer varieties are disease-resistant Drought-tolerant |
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ConsThis plant is probably not winter-hardy outdoors where you live. |
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Plant Data | |
Mature Size | 6 - 12 inches tall. 8 - 10 feet wide. |
Sun Exposure | Full Sun - Full Sun |
Moisture Tolerance | Medium |
Zones | 9a - 11b (Usually hardy to 20° F) |
Tags | Annual in Chicago, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Deciduous, Edibles, Full Sun, Full Sun, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Medium, Medium, Perennial, Shade Tolerant, Spillers, Tender Perennial, Vine |
Bloom Period | Rarely flowers |
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Photos of This with...Illusion Emerald Lace Sweet Potato, Diamond Frost Spurge, Supertunia Mini Vista White Petunia, Supertunia Priscilla Petunia, Summer Wave Large Amethyst Wishbone Flower, Japanese Maple, Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon, Angelface Perfectly Pink Angelonia, Angelface White Angelonia, Golden Butterfly Marguerite Daisy, Santa Cruz Begonia, Heart To Heart Radiance Elephant Ear, Superbells Dreamsicle Calibrachoa, Superbells Yellow Million Bells, Canna, Spiky Pink Wheat Celosia, King Tut Papyrus, Lime Light Hydrangea, Sunpatiens Compact Tropical Rose Impatiens, Blue Mohawk Rush, Landmark Citrus Lantana, Luscious Bananarama Lantana, Luscious Lemonade Lantana, Daisy May Shasta Daisy, Magadi Electric Blue Edging Lobelia, Gold Dust Mecardonia, Daredevil Claret Zonal Geranium, Graceful Grasses Vertigo, Graceful Grasses Purple Fountain Grass, Supertunia Bordeaux Petunia, Limoncello Supertunia, Supertunia White Petunia, ColorBlaze Lime Time Coleus, ColorBlaze Strawberry Drop Coleus, Summer Wave Large Violet Wishbone Flower, Lanai Blue Denim Verbena, Superbena Red Verbena, High Five Speedwell, Mohave Yellow Strawflower, |
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We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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