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Bush Porto Rico Sweet Potato

Ideal sweet potato for gardeners with limited space

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SKU: 11397

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Product Description

Bush-type plant with small runners
Excellent for baking
Copper-colored skins and light, sweet flesh

110 days. Dependable red sweet potato adds taste and nutrients to your table. Compact bush-type plants yield well; produce small runners. Good-size potato with tapered roots. Full-flavored, delicious orange flesh is some of the best available for baking.

Visual Details

Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
12 - 30 inch vine.
Spacing
12 - 15 inches between plants, 3- 4 feet apart.
Yield
100 lbs. per 100 foot row.
Growth Rate
Slow - Medium.

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Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
12 - 30 inch vine.
Spacing
12 - 15 inches between plants, 3- 4 feet apart.
Yield
100 lbs. per 100 foot row.
Growth Rate
Slow - Medium.

BloomsLate Summer

Botanical NameIpomoea batata 'Porto Rico'

ColorPurple - light pink.

FoliageGreen, lush, heart-shaped foliage.

FormVegetable, sweet potato.

FruitCopper outside skin, light, sweet flesh.

Height12 - 30 inch vine.

SizePremium

Spread2 - 3.5 feet.

Yield100 lbs. per 100 foot row.

Hardiness Zone3-9
Days To Maturity110 Days

Depth2 - 3 inches.

Flower FormSeldom produced.

Growth RateSlow - Medium.

LightFull Sun

Soil RequirementsLoamy Soil, Sandy Soil

Spacing12 - 15 inches between plants, 3- 4 feet apart.
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Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

2025 Spring Shipping Schedule

Sweet Potatoes

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 4B	5/11/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
5A	5/5/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
5B - 7B	4/21/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
8A - 9B	4/14/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
10A - 10B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

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Sweet Potato Slips

Sweet Potato Slips: Planting Delayed
Sweet Potato Slips: Site Prep
Sweet Potato Slips: Planting
Sweet Potato Slips: Harvesting

Shipping

Estimated Ship Date:

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

2025 Spring Shipping Schedule

Sweet Potatoes

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 4B	5/11/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
5A	5/5/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
5B - 7B	4/21/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
8A - 9B	4/14/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
10A - 10B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.