Editing Sweet potato (section)

===Ornamentals===
[[File:Sweet potato flower.jpg|thumb|An ornamental sweet potato flower]]
Ornamental sweet potatoes are popular landscape, container, and bedding plants. Grown as an annual in zones up to [[Hardiness zone|USDA hardiness Zone 9]], they grow rapidly and spread quickly. Cultivars are available in many colors, such as green, yellow, and purple.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 June 2017|title=Sweet Potato Vine: How to Grow These Gorgeous Flowing Vines|url=https://www.epicgardening.com/sweet-potato-vine/|access-date=15 October 2021|website=Epic Gardening|language=en-US|archive-date=13 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013215058/https://www.epicgardening.com/sweet-potato-vine/|url-status=live}}</ref> Some ornamental varieties, like 'Blackie', flower more than others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Growing Sweet Potato Vine (''Ipomoea batatas'') – Garden Design|url=https://www.gardendesign.com/vines/sweet-potato-vine.html|access-date=15 October 2021|website=GardenDesign.com|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021155018/https://www.gardendesign.com/vines/sweet-potato-vine.html|url-status=live}}</ref> These ornamental cultivars are not poisonous, and although the leaves are edible, the tubers do not have a good taste.<ref>{{Cite web|title=''Ipomoea batatas'' (Edible Sweetpotato, Ornamental Sweetpotato, Sweetpotato, Sweetpotato Vine, Water Spinach)|url=https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ipomoea-batatas/|access-date=15 October 2021|website=[[North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox]]|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181921/https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ipomoea-batatas/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=14 August 2020|title=Are Ornamental Sweet Potatoes Edible? {{!}} Gardener's Path|url=https://gardenerspath.com/plants/vegetables/ornamental-sweet-potatoes-edible/|access-date=15 October 2021|website=Gardener's Path|language=en-US|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026204844/https://gardenerspath.com/plants/vegetables/ornamental-sweet-potatoes-edible/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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