🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Kangkong
Ipomoea aquatica
vegetables
Perennial Vine
Convolvulaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
High to Aquatic
🗺️ Zones
8-12
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Moist to aquatic
🚿 Drainage
Moist
📏 Spacing
8-12 in
📐 Height
Floating/sprawling
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Basil
Aromatic companion improves vigor
🤝 Marigold
Universal garden companion
🤝 Nasturtium
Attracts beneficial insects
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic inhibition
⚠️ Walnut
Juglone toxicity
📝 Growing Notes
Most popular vegetable in SE Asia. Hollow stems cook up tender-crisp. Morning glory relative.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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