Sidekick™ Heart Lime Ipomoea

Sidekick™ Heart Lime is a named ornamental selection of sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) in Syngenta’s Sidekick™ series. The 2024–2026 catalog lists selection 70051340 separately from Sidekick™ Lime and gives the series a semi-trailing habit with a 30–36 in. spread and 12–14 in. height. [Syngenta’s 2024–2026 annuals catalog](https://online.flippingbook.com/view/636494595/40/) ## Placement The series is suited to warm-season mixed containers and in-ground combinations, where its bright foliage and texture can trail over an edge or connect plants across a bed. Syngenta lists part sun to full sun and says the series’ colors hold up through intense summer heat; these are series-level notes, not a guarantee of identical performance in every exposure. ## Growing conditions At species level, North Carolina State Extension describes sweetpotato as a vigorous annual groundcover or vine and recommends full sun or partial shade in loamy, well-drained soil rich in organic matter. It also notes that ornamental forms are used in mixed containers. These general care notes complement the breeder’s selection listing without changing its exact trade identity. [NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ipomoea-batatas/) ## Maintenance Give the semi-trailing stems room to spread, and trim them when they overrun neighbors or obscure the planned container edge. In mixed plantings, place it where lateral growth can fill open space without covering smaller companions.