IPOMOEA BATATAS

This Convolvulaceae was given this name by Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de Lamarck in 1792, and originates from the central part of America. Give it a well-drained soil, keep it moist and keep it out of the worst sun. The turnip will grow to ten centimetres in diameter, 20 centimetres in length, the vines op to four meters. The flowers are pink, and it can be reproduced by cuttings as well as by seeds. If you really want to know: Purdue University! Unfortunately, I lost the first plant, which isn't that unusually. After a couple of years, it lost the caudex, and it doesn't seem like it will form a new. A known error by collectors, it seems to live only one or two years, then it needs to be replaced by a new bulb. It can be renewed by stem cuttings. The potatoes will only form under ground. The generic name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός; íps, ipós, meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος; hómoios, meaning 'resembling'. It referring to their twining habit. The species name is the local name in Haiti, which later have been used in several other languages.