‘NCORNSP-015SCPI’ is new and distinct variety of ornamental sweetpotato plant. ‘NCORNSP-015SCPI’ is a compact, semi-upright mounding, cultivar producing many short shoots. This ornamental sweetpotato variety is distinguishable from other cultivars by its dark purple leaves that have 3-5 moderate lobes, a compact habit, and semi-erect mounding plant architecture. ‘NCORNSP-015SCPI’ has a very good vigor and is very well branched. It is less vigorous than Ipomoea batatas ‘Margarita’ and ‘Blackie’ and is well suited for production as a landscape or containerized plant. ‘NCORNSP-015SCPI’ holds it leaves upright compared with the slightly curled leaves of ‘Sweet Caroline Purple resulting in a more upright appearance. Unlike ‘Sweet Caroline Purple’, which rarely produces flowers, ‘NCORNSP-015SCPI’ will produce flowers under short day conditions.
