vegetable variety
Jewel
Sweet Potato · Ipomoea batatas
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 7a–9a
- Days to harvest
- 90 to 130
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Low
- Lifespan
- annual
At a glance
Very sweet, moist, dark orange flesh; large copper-skinned roots. Baking, casseroles, candied. Heritage variety, productive, the Thanksgiving sweet potato.
Growing Jewel
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Jewel by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other sweet potato varieties
3 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Beauregard
Sweet, moist, dense, deep orange flesh; classic Southern sweet potato. Baking, mashing, pies, roasting, fries.…
- Georgia Jet
Sweet, moist, deep orange; bred for short seasons. Baking, roasting. Earliest-maturing sweet potato (90 days),…
- Murasaki
Mild, dry, almost chestnut-like; purple skin with white flesh. Roasting, baking, the Japanese-style sweet pota…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Jewel sweet potato grow in?
Jewel grows in USDA zones 7a through 9a.
- How does Jewel compare to other sweet potato varieties?
Jewel is one of 4 sweet potato varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full sweet potato variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Ipomoea batatas 006", by Llez, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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