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Proven Accents® Sweet Caroline Raven™
Ipomoea
Fantastic ground cover, the dark foliage also works to add a moody touch to any combination.
| Blossom Color | Grown for foliage |
| Bloom Season | Spring, Summer |
| Exposure | Part to full sun |
| Height | 6-16 in |
| Width | 20-36 in |
| Spacing | 12-18 in |
| Container Sizes | 3.5" Accent |
| Hardiness Zones | 11 |
| Wildlife Attracted | No Wildlife Attracted |
| Wildlife Deterred | No Wildlife Deterred |
| Features | Fantastic ground cover, the dark foliage also works to add a moody touch to any combination. |
| Available Seasons |
| Adaptable as a Houseplant | No |
| Bog Plant | No |
| Is Disease Resistant | No |
| Drought Tolerant | No |
| Edible | No |
| Erosion Control | No |
| Fragrant Flower | No |
| Fragrant Foilage | No |
| Heat Tolerant | Yes |
| Native to North America | No |
| Salt Tolerant | No |
| Succulent | No |
| Water Plant | No |
| Uses |
Works great in landscapes as an annual ground cover, as well as in combinations and containers by themselves. The plant is very adaptable, working in both sun and shade conditions, atlhough the colors are deeper and brighter in full sun than they are in shadier environments where colors are tinged with more green. |
| Maintenance Notes |
Ipomoeas are great additions to combination planters, but they can sometimes overwhelm less vigorous plants. If you are like me you can let your combination plants duke it out Darwinian style, however, if you prefer to keep a more balanced look to your combination planters, you can cut back or remove stems at any time. Ipomoeas also make great annual groundcovers in the landscape. They love the heat and humidity, cooler temperatures and low humidity cause them to stay more compact. While Sweet Potatoes all come from the same parent material out of Southeast Asia, there is a big difference between the Sweet Potato you buy in the store and the tubers produced by the Sweet Caroline and the Illusion plants. Commercial sweet potatoes have been bred for over 100 years selecting for those with the best sugar to starch content (hence the name SWEET Potato), the ornamental have been bred to produce good leaves and no tubers, though they do form, they are composed of almost pure starch and no sugar; making them a poor choice for eating. So yes you can eat the tubers, but don't expect anyone to come back for seconds! Also always be careful when eating any ornamental plant unless you know how it was grown, and if pesticides or fungicides were used on it before you got it; a tuber is a storage root, and yes they store chemical as well as starch. An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance. |
| 2021 | Top Performer - Dallas Arboretum |
| 2020 | Top Performer - Container - University of Minnesota - Morris |
| 2020 | Top Performer - Early Season - Michigan State University |
| 2020 | Top Performer - Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2020 | Top Performer - Cornell University |
| 2020 | Top Performer - University of Wisconsin - West Madison |
| 2020 | Perfect Score All Season - Oregon State University |
| 2020 | Director's Select - Sun - Penn State University |
| 2020 | Top Performer - Ground - Colorado State |
| 2020 | Top Performer - In Ground - University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids |
| 2020 | Top Performer - Hanging Baskets - University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids |
| 2020 | Top Performer - University of Delaware |
| 2020 | Top Performer - Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum - Springfield |
| 2018 | Top Performer - University of Delaware |
| 2018 | Top Performer - Texas A&M - East Texas Bedding Plant Trial |
| 2018 | Top Showy Ornamental Foliage and Edible Crops - Mississippi State University - Poplarville |
| 2018 | Top Performer - Raker Trial |
| 2018 | Perect Score All Season - Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2018 | Top Performer - Penn State University |
| 2018 | Top Performer - University of Georgia |
| 2018 | Top Performer - Colorado State University |
| 2018 | Perfect Score all Season - Longwood Gardens |
| 2018 | Top Performer - Cornell University |
| 2018 | Top Performer - South Dakota State - McCrory Gardens |
| 2018 | Perfect Score All Season - University of Tennessee - Jackson |
| 2018 | Leader of the Pack - Late Season - North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2018 | Leader of the Pack - Early Season - North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2018 | Leader of the Pack - All Season - North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2018 | Top Performer - Texas Tech University |
| 2018 | Top 10 Consumer Preference - University of Florida - Fort Lauderdale |
| 2018 | Top Performer - University of Florida - Fort Lauderdale |
| 2018 | Top Performer - Mississippi State University - Crystal Springs |
| 2018 | Top 10 - Foliage Plant - Mississippi State University - Crystal Springs |