An ornamentalsweetpotato flower. Ornamentalsweetpotatoes are popular landscape, container, and bedding plants. Grown as an annual in zones up to USDA hardiness Zone 9, they grow rapidly and spread quickly. You can either try eating the ornamentalsweetpotatoes or dig them up and store them in a cool, dry area and then use them in the spring to propagate new ornamentalpotato vines. Yes, the tubers from ornamentalsweetpotato vines are technically edible. However, when it comes to having delicious sweetpotatoes to enjoy with your meals, it's best to stick with varieties specifically cultivated for eating. My Annual SweetPotato Vine Taste Testing (Yes, You Can EatOrnamentalSweetPotatoes). This in-depth list provides a wide selection of sweetpotato varieties you'll enjoy, both for eating and for ornamental growing! What Are OrnamentalSweetPotatoes? Best known for their colorful green or purple leaves, this vining plant works well indoors and out.While your ornamentalsweetpotato plants may be edible, this does not mean you should be eating them. I have regular sweetpotatoes for eating and those will be going in the fenced garden. I was just wondering if the ornamental ones would be ok outside the fence in the guest house garden. There are deer, squirrels, groundhogs, mice, and critters like that living near there. In fact, ornamentalsweetpotato vine tubers are edible and will not hurt you if you consume them. They come in a variety of attractive colors, so you might be tempted to eat them, but you should be aware that they do not taste very good. ...100 years selecting for those with the best sugar to starch content (hence the name SWEETPotato), 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. Ornamentalsweetpotatoes and sweetpotatoes grown in the vegetable garden are different varieties of Ipomoea batatas.The roots of ornamentalsweetpotatoes can be eaten.
