Spotlight™ Lime Heart Sweet Potato Vine

Spotlight™ Lime Heart is a compact ornamental sweet potato vine with shallowly lobed, medium lime-green leaves and a mounded-spreading form. Ball FloraPlant describes it as naturally branched, suited to packs, small pots and mixes, and able to hold its color in extreme heat; its formal cultivar denomination is ‘Balspotimart’ ([breeder profile](https://www.ballfloraplant.com/Products/Details/?phid=060201785039700); [plant patent PP30,794](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP30794P2/en)). ## Plant form The breeder lists a height of 8–10 in. and spread of 16–20 in., with exposure from partial sun to sun. The patent describes the leaves as roughly cordate and shallowly three-lobed, with a compact, mounded-spreading growth habit. ## Growing conditions For Ipomoea batatas generally, NC State Extension recommends full sun or partial shade in loamy, well-drained soil high in organic matter. The species is frost-sensitive and usually grown as an annual; the Spotlight selection page also advises avoiding cold, wet conditions. ## Uses Ball recommends this compact selection for packs, small pots and mixes. NC State describes ornamental sweet potato vines broadly as container plants and ground covers, so the selection suits combination containers and can spread as a low foliage cover where space allows. ## Maintenance Ball’s production guide lists pinching as optional. Use well-drained soil, avoid cold and wet conditions, and protect this frost-sensitive vine from freezing temperatures.