AC Sunbury are oval potatoes with smooth, pale yellow skin. They have light yellow flesh. Cooking Tips This is a floury potato, best used for baking. History Notes AC Sunbury Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1978, from a cross between Raritan…
Floury Potatoes
Accord Potatoes
Accord are round or oval shaped, large-sized potatoes with smooth, pale yellow skin. Inside, they have off-white flesh. They yield a relatively early harvest. They are intended for the consumer table market. They tend to be floury potatoes. History Notes Accord Potatoes were developed from a cross between Aminca potatoes and a potato referred to…
Admiral Potatoes
Admiral are oblong potatoes with white skin and cream-coloured flesh. They are floury potatoes. Cooking Tips Particularly good for baking. History Notes Admiral Potatoes were developed from a cross between Sovereign and Estima potatoes by Plant Breeding International Cambridge Plc in Cambridge, England.
Ajiba Potatoes
Ajiba are large, round to oval, potatoes with yellowish skin and pale yellow flesh. The plant delivers high yields. These are floury potatoes marketed for table use by the consumer market. History Notes Ajiba Potatoes were develped from a cross between Aminca potatoes and a potato referred to as “Ve 709”.
Alaska Frostless Potatoes
Alaska Frostless are oval, floury potatoes. Above ground, they are frost hardy down to 28 F (-2C.) Once harvested, the skins acquire a pale purple hue within a few days. History Notes Alaska Frostless Potatoes were developed by the Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station in the Matanuska Valley in 1970, from a cross between potatoes…
All-Blue Potatoes
All-Blue are medium-sized potatoes with smooth, deep blue skin. Their dark blue flesh, almost purple, holds its colour after cooking, unless overcooked. The plant even has blue flowers above ground. These are floury potatoes.
Alpha Potatoes
Alpha are large, round, sometimes oval potatoes with smooth yellow skin and pale yellow flesh They are a floury potato for use as a table potato by consumers. Late-season harvest. They are grown in Egypt & Sudan (from seed potatoes imported from Holland), in Canada, and in Mexico. History Notes Alpha Potatoes were developed by…
Arran Consul Potatoes
Arran Consul are oblong potatoes with light-coloured yellow skin, and off-white flesh. These are floury potatoes. History Notes Arran Consul Potatoes were bred in 1924 by a Donald MacKelvie from Aran, Scotland from a cross between President and Flourball potatoes. Released 1925.
Arran Victory Potatoes
Arran Victory Potatoes have bluish-purple skin and very white flesh. They are floury potatoes, and have very good flavour. History Notes Arran Victory Potatoes were bred in 1918 by a Donald MacKelvie from Aran, Scotland.
Avalanche Potatoes
Avalanche are oblong potatoes with white skin and off-white flesh. These are floury potatoes and so, though marketed as all-purpose, it is no surprise that the potato is noted particularly for the good mashed potato that can be made from it. Early harvest. History Notes Avalanche Potatoes were developed in 1989.
Avenir Potatoes
Avenir are oblong potatoes with white skin and pale yellowish flesh. These are floury potatoes. History Notes Avenir Potatoes were develped in the Netherlands in 1957.
Bake-King Potatoes
Bake-King are oblong potatoes with thick white skin. These are floury potatoes directed at the consumer market. They are particularly good for baking. History Notes Developed by an R. Plaisted at Cornell University from a cross between Merrimack and Green Mountain potatoes. Released 1967.
Ballydoon Potatoes
Ballydoon Potatoes have white skin and good flavour. They are floury potatoes. The plant does not deliver particularly high yields. Popular in Ireland. Cooking Tips Good for mash. History Notes Ballydoon Potatoes were developed by John Watson of McGill and Smith (Seeds) Ltd in Ayr, Scotland in 1931. The company is still in business (as…
Bear Poop Potatoes
Bear Poop Potatoes are somewhat curved and pointed at one end. They have dull, medium-dark-purple skin, which is smooth for the most part. These are floury potatoes, with white flesh. Possibly the same potato as Purple Cowhorn and Seneca Cowhorn . History Notes Bear Poop Potatoes were first documented in the hands of a grower…
Belrus Potatoes
Belrus are long potatoes with russetted skin. These are floury potatoes, and very good for making into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) They have a dark thick skin, which is satisfyingly crunchy when baked. The plant delivers a late harvest. History Notes Belrus Potatoes were developed jointly by the University of Florida, University…
Blanca Potatoes
Blanca Potatoes are oval and have smooth, light-coloured skin. They are good for potato chips. History Notes Blanca Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at its Agricultural Experimental Station in Fort Collins, Colorado from a cross between two USDA seedlings referred to as “x627-164” and “B929-32.” Released 1961. Language Notes…
Boone Potatoes
Boone Potatoes are a variety of floury potato that was developed in the 1950s. They are harvested late in the season. Cooking Tips Good for baking. Storage Hints Boone Potatoes store well. History Notes Boone Potatoes were developed jointly by North Carolina State College in Raleigh, North Carolina and by the United States Department of…
British Queen Potatoes
British Queen are oval, medium to large-sized potatoes with pale yellow skin and some pink around the eyes. They have off-white flesh. Now mostly grown in Ireland. Cooking Tips These are floury potatoes, and are extremely good for mash. They can be served as a boiled potato if not boiled too long. History Notes British…
Caribe Potatoes
Caribe are large-sized, oblong potatoes with purple skins and white flesh. The purple can be darker or lighter with patches of tan, but it goes pale in storage. Early harvest. Cooking Tips Despite being a purple-skinned potato, the potato is floury, and makes very good mash. It is also good for potato chips (aka crisps…
Castile Potatoes
Castile Potatoes are oblong with buff skin. They are meant for sale direct to consumers. These are floury potatoes. Late harvest. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Castile Potatoes were developed by Cornell University and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between Peconic potatoes and a potato referred to as “F107-30.”
Catriona Potatoes
Catriona are kidney-shaped potatoes. There is some purple on their otherwise yellow skin. The purple is mostly around the eyes. They have light yellow flesh, and good flavour. These are floury potatoes. History Notes Catriona Potatoes were developed by an A. Findlay of Auchermuchty, Fife, Scotland. During development, the potato was referred to as “NA…
Champion Potatoes
Champion Potatoes are oval. They have an uneven surface with tan skin with a faint purple blush, and deep yellow flesh. These are floury potatoes with very good flavour. They are very popular still in Ireland. The plant delivers heavy yields in a late harvest. History Notes Champion Potatoes were developed by John Nicoll from…
Collen Potatoes
Collen are round to oval potatoes with white skin and pale yellow flesh. These are semi-floury potatoes, that nevertheless stay together during boiling. History Notes Collen Potatoes were developed by Teagasc (The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority) at Oak Park Research Centre in Carlow, Ireland from a cross between Manna and Mizen potatoes. Released…
Cowhorn Potatoes
Cowhorn Potatoes are fingerling potatoes with dull, medium-dark-purple skin, that is smooth for the most part. They are somewhat curved and pointed at one end, which reminds some people somewhat of cow’s horns. Inside, they have white flesh. These are floury potatoes. Late harvest. Cooking Tips Good for baking. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes…