Dwarf Marguerite Sweet Potato Vine

Dwarf Marguerite is an ornamental sweet potato vine with deeply lobed, chartreuse foliage and a compact trailing habit. It works as a foliage spiller at the edge of a container or hanging basket, where its stems can trail over the rim. ## Form and placement Millcreek Gardens profiles Dwarf Marguerite as an annual with chartreuse leaves, a compact habit and a trailing form, and recommends it as a container spiller ([Millcreek Gardens](https://catalog.millcreekplants.com/ipomoea-dwarf-marguerite)). Jim Whiting Nursery also lists this selection for containers and hanging baskets, with full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil ([Jim Whiting Nursery](https://plants.jimwhitingnursery.com/Plant-Name/Ipomoea-Batatas-Dwarf-Marguerite)). The nursery profiles report very different mature sizes: Millcreek gives 4 inches tall and 12–18 inches wide, while Jim Whiting lists 2 feet tall and 2–4 feet wide. Treat these as reported ranges rather than a single fixed point for all gardens. ## Growing NC State Extension describes Ipomoea batatas as an annual vine or ground cover grown for foliage, and recommends full sun or partial shade in loamy, well-drained soil high in organic matter. The species is frost-sensitive; this is broad sweet-potato-vine guidance rather than a cultivar-specific hardiness rating ([NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ipomoea-batatas/)). Germania Seed's 2026 wholesale order form lists Dwarf Marguerite as an Ipomoea batatas product, code 76313; the listing supports the exact trade name, not local availability ([Germania Seed](https://www.germaniaseed.com/orderforms/2026/Patchwork_725_2026.pdf)). ## Maintenance Set it out after frost risk has passed. NC State notes that sweet potato vine tolerates dry soil but is frequently damaged by deer, so protect plantings where browsing is a concern.