Solanum tuberosum 'King Edward'

Plant details

King Edward' is one of Pippa Greenwood's favourite maincrop potato varieties. It produces heavy crops of large spuds that have a great taste. The tubers have creamy white, floury flesh, making them many people's number one roaster. Good resitance to rots and scab, but vulnerable to blight.

Family: Solanaceae

Genus: Solanum

Species: tuberosum

Cultivar: King Edward

Plant type: Vegetable

Foliage colour: Mid-green

Sun exposure: Full sun

Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Moist, Sandy

Hardiness: Half hardy

Skill level: Beginner

Height: 75cm

Spread: 75cm

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