Argos are round potatoes with light buff skin and cream-coloured flesh. The plant delivers high yields. These are waxy potatoes. Cooking Tips Good as a boiled potato. History Notes Argos Potatoes were developed in 1994 by a Jack Dunnett of Caithness Potatoes Ltd, Scotland.
Scottish Potatoes
Arran Banner Potatoes
Arran Banner are round potatoes with light-buff skin and white flesh. They have a firm texture when cooked. They are grown in places such as Cyprus, Lebanon, and Syria. History Notes Arran Banner Potatoes were bred in 1927 by a Donald MacKelvie from Aran, Scotland. At the end of December 1947, Seán F. Lemass, the…
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.
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…
Cabaret Potatoes
Cabaret Potatoes are oblong potatoes with white skin and off-white flesh. They are floury potatoes particularly good for baking and roasting. They are also being used with success in the UK for chips (aka French Fries in America.) Early harvest. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Cabaret Potatoes were developed in 2001 from a cross…
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…
Duke of York Potatoes
Duke of York Potatoes are oblong, with pale yellow skin and pale yellow flesh. These are waxy potatoes, with good sweet flavour. Early harvest. Cooking Tips Some say the potato is best used as a new potato. History Notes Duke of York Potatoes were developed in 1891 by a William Sim of Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Dunbar Rover Potatoes
Dunbar Rover Potatoes are oblong with buff skin and white flush. These are floury potatoes, with very good taste. History Notes Dunbar Rover Potatoes were developed by Charles Spence of Dunbar, Scotland in 1936.
Dunbar Standard Potatoes
Dunbar Standard Potatoes are oblong, with white skin and off-white flesh. Though sometimes you will see the potato described as “all-purpose”, it’s actually not good for use as a boiling or salad potato. It is best treated as a floury potato. Late harvest. Cooking Tips Can blacken after cooking. History Notes Dunbar Standard Potatoes were…
Edzell Blue Potatoes
Edzell Blue Potatoes are oval, and have purply blue skin that fades on cooking. Inside, they have white flesh. These are floury potatoes with good flavour, and are good mashed. Cooking Tips They won’t hold together well enough to try to serve as a boiled potato. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Edzell Blue Potatoes…
Epicure Potatoes
Epicure Potatoes are round, with light buff skin and white flesh. These are waxy potatoes that hold their shape well when boiled. They have good flavour. They are popular with home gardeners in Scotland. The plant tolerates frost well, and delivers high yields. Cooking Tips Best as a boiled potato, though some people mash it….
Gladstone Potatoes
Gladstone Potatoes are oval, with some pink flushes on skin, and white flesh. These are waxy potatoes. History Notes Gladstone Potatoes were developed by a McGill & Smith in Ayr, Scotland. Released 1932 as “Ochitree” and renamed in 1933 to Gladstone.
Great Scot Potatoes
Great Scot are round, medium to large-sized potatoes, with pale yellow skin and white flesh. These are floury potatoes. They are not good for commercial processing. Popular in Meghalaya State, India. Storage Hints The potatoes don’t store well. History Notes Great Scot Potatoes were developed in 1909 from a cross between Imperator and Champion potatoes….
Harmony Potatoes
Harmony Potatoes are uniformly-sized, and round to oval with smooth, light-buff skin, and pale yellow flesh. These are waxy potatoes. The plant delivers high yields. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Harmony Potatoes were developed by a Jack Dunnett of Caithness Potatoes Ltd, Scotland; released 1998.
Home Guard Potatoes
Home Guard are oval, uniformly-sized potatoes with light-buff skin and pale yellow flesh. These are waxy potatoes. They get a somewhat bitter flavour if left in the ground too long Popular with home gardeners. Early harvest. History Notes Home Guard Potatoes were developed by Mcgill & Smith of Ayr, Scotland. Released during World War II.
International Kidney Potatoes
International Kidney are the same potatoes which are grown in Jersey and marketed under the name of “Jersey Royal.” They are long, oval potatoes with yellow skin and flesh. These are waxy potatoes that hold their shape very well after cooking. Early harvest. Cooking Tips Best just boiled or steamed in their skins, and then…
Kestrel Potatoes
Kestrel Potatoes are oval to oblong, with buff skin with some purple, particularly around the eyes. They have pale yellow flesh. Early harvest. They are floury potatoes, though with enough waxiness that some peple say they use them as an all-purpose potato. History Notes Kestrel Potatoes were developed in 1992 by a Jack Dunnett of…
Langworthy Potatoes
Langworthy Potatoes are kidney-shaped, with light-buff skin and pale yellow flesh. History Notes Langworthy Potatoes were developed by a James Clarke of Christchurch, Hampshire, England around 1876. The potato was popular in Scotland at the turn of the 1900s. Language Notes Named “Langworthy Potatoes” around 1900 by a J. Niven of Perth, Scotland.
Maxine Potatoes
Maxine Potatoes are round, red-skinned potatoes with white flesh. They have good flavour. They are marketed as all-purpose potatoes in America, but as waxy potatoes in the UK. They are good for boiling because, like most waxy potatoes, they hold their shape well when boiled. History Notes Maxine Potatoes were developed in 1993 by a…
Merlin Potatoes
Merlin Potatoes are oval, with yellow skin that is red around the eyes, and off-white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose, even though they are not particularly good though as a boiled potato or as a salad potato. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Merlin Potatoes were developed in 1997 by a Jack Dunnett of…
Mimi Potatoes
Mimi are small-sized, round potatoes with red skin and white flesh. These are waxy potatoes, good as salad potatoes. They have good flavour both warm or cold. Each plant will produce about 32 potatoes with a total weight of 1 3/4 pounds (.8 kg.) Early harvest. The plant and its tubers are small enough to…
Nadine Potatoes
Nadine are oval, squat, uniformly-sized potatoes with pale yellow skin and white flesh. These are waxy potatoes; the soil and climate can influence how waxy they are. They have a mild taste (which some feel is just plain bland.) The plant delivers high yields. History Notes Nadine Potatoes were developed in 1987 by a Jack…
Osprey Potatoes
Osprey Potatoes are round to oval, with light-buff skin and pale yellow flesh. These are floury potatoes. History Notes Osprey Potatoes were developed in 1999 by a Jack Dunnett of Caithness Potatoes Ltd, Scotland.