Large Heirloom Sweet Potato 'Blackie' Live Plant - Ipomoea batatas Vine Grown

Large Sweet Potato 'Blackie' Live Plant Overview

The Large Sweet Potato 'Blackie' is a cherished heirloom variety known for its rich flavor and high yield. This live plant features vibrant dark green foliage and produces large, sweet tubers ideal for baking, roasting, and frying. Its spreading vine habit adds a lush, decorative element to gardens and containers alike.

Key Features

• Heirloom variety prized for flavor and productivity
• Vibrant dark green leaves enhance garden aesthetics
• Adaptable to container or ground planting
• Low maintenance, suitable for novice and experienced gardeners
• Produces large, sweet tubers perfect for various culinary uses
• Spreading vine can reach up to 12 feet in length

Growing Information

This plant thrives in full sun, requiring 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily. It prefers well-drained, sandy loam or loamy soil and needs moderate watering to keep the soil consistently moist without becoming soggy. The Large Sweet Potato 'Blackie' grows best in USDA hardiness zones 9-11 and has a growing season of approximately 90-120 days. Its spreading vine habit makes it a versatile addition to gardens and containers in warm climates.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.