Solanum tuberosum ‘Caribe’
Solanum tuberosum 'Caribe' is an edible potato with violet blooms, dark blue skin, and creamy white flesh.
Solanum tuberosum ‘Caribe’ is an edible potato with violet blooms, dark blue skin, and creamy white flesh. Said to produces large yields of large oval tubers with a crisp and tasty flavor. Adaptable in a variety of soils, however will produce more in nice loose sand or silt. Also can be grown in large containers. Excellent as a new potato, boiled, baked and fried. Plant in early spring while soil is still cool. Hilling up potatoes plants is best practice. Matures within 80-100 days.
Common Name: Potato
Family: Solanaceae (The Deadly Nightshade Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Annual
Type: Tender
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
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Fragrance: No
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Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
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