Ipomoea Batatas-Pink Frost

'Pink Frost' sweet potato vine

Family

Convolvulaceae

Native

Tropical America

Description

The sprawling and multicolored Pink Frost sweet potato vine has ivy-like foliage of white, green, pink and deep rose. Bushy and compact with a trailing habit, grows 10 inches tall with a 24 to 36 inch spread. The plant rarely produce funnel-shaped flowers of lavender-white to dusty purple. The leaves are small and lobed, like those of ivy (Hedera) and are variegated white and green with variable blushes of pink and deep rose..

Environment

Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil. Provide full sun to part shade and consistent moisture. Shelter from cold, drying winds

Landscape Uses

Perfect for containers, as a filler or as ground cover.