Solanum tuberosum 'Valor'

Solanum tuberosum ‘Valor’

Potato

  • Botanical name: Solanum tuberosum 'Valor'
  • Common name: Potato
  • Family: Solanaceae
  • Plant Type: Vegetable
Foliage colour:

Green

Maincrop potato varieties occupy the ground longer than other kinds, but produce the heaviest yields, often with very large tubers ideal for baking.

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Solanum tuberosum ‘Valor’ bears produces heavy crops of oval, white skinned potatoes with creamy flesh. A versatile variety, tubers are suitable for boiling, steaming, mashing, baking, sauteing, roasting, and frying. Plants show resistance to tuber blight, potato leaf roll virus and potato cyst nematode. They also cope well with drought, making them a good variety to try if you have dry soil.

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For best results grow Solanum tuberosum ‘Valor’ in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Water the tubers a fortnight before lifting to increase their size.

How to grow Solanum 'Valor'

  • Plant size

    75cm height

    75cm spread

  • Aspect

    South facing, west facing

  • Sun exposure: Full sun
  • Hardiness: Tender
  • Soil type: Chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy

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Solanum 'Valor' and wildlife

Solanum 'Valor' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Solanum 'Valor' poisonous?

Solanum 'Valor' can be toxic.

Toxic to:

Toxic to Cats

Toxic to Dogs

Toxic to Horses

No reported toxicity to:

No reported toxicity to Birds

No reported toxicity to Livestock

No reported toxicity to People