Ornamental sweetpotato plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red’

Abstract

Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red’ is a moderately compact cultivar producing many shoots and having dense foliage. This cultivar is distinguishable from other cultivars by its small to medium-sized, heart-shaped, red-purple to red-bronze colored leaves. The plant has good vigor, but is less vigorous than Ipomoea batatas ‘Margarita’ and ‘Blackie’, and unlike these cultivars, ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red’ may be grown in containers with other species. The production of flowers by ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red’ is relatively rare even under short day conditions.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of  Ipomoea batatas  plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Red’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.