Ipomoea batatas ‘FloraMia Nero' ~ FloraMia Nero Sweet Potato mounding The purple buds open to

The purple buds open to intense purplish-red double flowers that quickly transition to a unique blue-purple and bloom from fall into winter which attracts butterflies

IMAGES: Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro

The arching grey-green fronds are highlighted with silver giving it a metallic sheen

The Calypso series tolerates light shade

Deer resistant and drought tolerant when established

Ipomoea batatas ‘FloraMia Nero' ~ FloraMia Nero Sweet Potato mounding The purple buds open toFloraMia Nero Sweet Potato is a compact cultivar of the herbaceous perennial grown as a groundcover with deeply divided near black foliage. Large pale purple with a darker throat bloom through summer into fall. Best color with full sun and consistently moist well drained soils. Type: Annual Origins: Central and South America Height: 0. 5' 0. 75' Spread: 1' 2' Spacing: 1. 5 USDA Hardiness Zone: 9 11 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: Purple