Sweet Caroline Light Green Sweet Potato Vine

Sweet Caroline Light Green is an ornamental sweet potato cultivar selected for chartreuse foliage, green-to-yellow leaf tones, and a purple band at the leaf base. It trails from containers or spreads through a garden bed, with a listed mature spread of 3–4 feet in part sun to sun. ## Form and placement Proven Winners lists a height of 6–16 inches and a spread of 3–4 feet; its separate trailing length can reach 60 inches, which should not be confused with mature spread. Use this named cultivar as a spiller in a hanging basket, window box, combination pot, or annual groundcover in sun to part shade. The cultivar description records moderately to deeply lobed leaves, dense foliage, short shoots, and a purple band at the leaf base. [Proven Winners](https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/ipomoea/sweet-caroline-light-green-sweet-potato-vine-ipomoea-batatas) [Cultivar description](https://www.hort.net/pedia/patent/grant/15028/) ## Maintenance The source lists average water, average soil fertility, excellent heat tolerance, and easy maintenance. Trailing stems can overtake less vigorous plants, so trim them back as needed to keep a mixed container balanced; regular fertilization is suggested for potted plants. [Proven Winners](https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/ipomoea/sweet-caroline-light-green-sweet-potato-vine-ipomoea-batatas) [Cultivar description](https://www.hort.net/pedia/patent/grant/15028/)