With all of its vigorous growth the plant decided to make a single flower. I was expecting many flowers, only one or two sweet potato cutting were planted so maybe that's normal for these vines.
If I was growing yellow or white potatoes this flower would be a sign that the potatoes are almost ready underground. Though I heard you can also grow them all season. I'm planning on growing them till the leaves turn yellow.
The flower reminds me of Morning Glory. It resembles it due to the being in the same family. Interestingly the above ground fruit potatoes may produce can be toxic but not the underground spuds.
One flower in its lonesome, I saw a hummingbird check it out earlier so hopefully the flower will achieve its function and get pollinated. Maybe I can get seeds from the flower.
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it is nice to add plants in your garden
@o4wx sure is.. hope I dont run out of room.
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Yea, it has that morning glory shape.
Would love to grow those... if I had a garden :)
@ewkaw yeah well maybe one day you can grow them. It's a cool plant to have.
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Hopefully one day. Nice plant and yummy potatoes in one :)
Wow, nice planting of Sweet Potato vine has formed a single flower.
Wow, nice planting of
Sweet Potato vine has formed
A single flower.
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I'm a bot. I detect haiku.
I use to see the flower as a child and I always go to pluck it for my day. Nice photograph
@naijaboost oh cool that must have been quite a sight. Mine only made one flower, thanks alot.
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Are you in Georgia? When do the leaves turn yellow there?
@markkujantunen yup I live in GA. Usually around November our leaves all turn yellow and red.
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I was totally going to say it looks like a Morning Glory LOL!
@enginewitty hah it sure does look the same.
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