Ornamental sweetpotato plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Red’

Abstract

Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline Red’ has very distinct coloration; new shoots are yellow-green in color and transition to a dark burgundy-red color when mature. The stems and petioles of the mature plant are also dark burgundy-red in color. The leaves are large, palmately lobed and veined. ‘Sweet Caroline Red’ has a moderately compact growth habit and is a low, mounding-to-trailing plant with an overall oval shape that is suitable for use as a ground cover or in containerized landscape settings. The plant also has excellent vigor.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of  Ipomoea batatas  plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Red’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.