The sweet potato plant grows an attractive trailing vine that is well suited for containers and hanging baskets. It will be a lovely addition to a hanging basket that also contains plants with vibrant blooms because these vines will quietly spill down from the basket without detracting from the colorful blossoms of other plants.

You may also plant the sprawling annual underneath woody shrubs and larger perennials in a mixed border.  However you use them, remember to cut the tips of the sweet potato vine to encourage bushier growth. Sweet potato vines prefer full sun but tolerate part shade, and stem cuttings can be taken in the summer for winter propagation.