Purple Heart
Uniquely coloured and very attractive purple potato. A stand out on any dinner plate.
- Parentage
- 1463.1 x Stage II Blue (Urenika or Tutaekuri x 431.14). 1463.1 is also the female parent of Moonlight.
- Breeder
- NZ Plant & Food Research
- Breeder's Representative
- Eurogrow Potatoes
- Maturity
- Early main crop to main crop
- Yield
- Medium
- Tubers
- Medium sized tubers
Oval to oval round shape
Purple skin and attractive purple flesh
Shallow eyes
- Eating Quality
- Performs best and maintains colour when used for baking or roasting.
Loses purple colour when boiled.
Rich in antioxidants.
- Virus Diseases
- Yet to be determined
- Other Diseases
- Susceptible to silver scurf.
Susceptibility to other diseases yet to be determined.
- PCN
- Yet to be determined