Sweet Georgia® Deep Purple - Ipomoea batatas

Sweet Georgia® Deep Purple is an ornamental sweet-potato vine chosen for its deep, dark greyed-purple palmate foliage. The formal selection ‘ISGDP01-1’ forms a semi-compact, freely branching mound that adds a strong foliage accent to mixed containers and warm-season garden plantings. ## Form and use The patent describes dark greyed-purple leaves, a semi-compact mound and many lateral branches, with ornamental container and garden use. A 2025–26 wholesale product program lists Sweet Georgia Deep Purple. Green Fuse’s Sweet Georgia series guidance describes compact growth for smaller and mixed containers and an in-ground mound around 24–30 inches across; treat that as a series-level guide, since final spread varies with warmth, light and growing space. [Patent description](https://patents.google.com/patent/USPP31725P2/en) · [2025–26 product program](https://www.bfgsupply.com/media/11504/2025-2026-quality-cuttings-ipomoea-product-program.pdf) · [Sweet Georgia culture sheet](https://green-fuse.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Ipomoea-Sweet-Georgia%C2%AE.pdf) ## Growing Grow in full sun or partial shade in loamy, well-drained, organic-rich soil. For containers, keep the medium evenly moist and avoid moisture stress as the foliage fills the pot. Sweetpotato is frost-sensitive, so plant outdoors after frost danger has passed and use it as a warm-season annual in cold-winter regions. [NC State Extension species guide](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ipomoea-batatas/) · [Sweet Georgia culture sheet](https://green-fuse.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Ipomoea-Sweet-Georgia%C2%AE.pdf) ## Maintenance The selection branches freely. Green Fuse says pinching is unnecessary in 4–6 inch pots; one pinch after transplant is optional in larger containers. Check pots in warm weather, water before the root ball dries, and keep drainage open.