Solanum tuberosum 'Caribe'
Solanum tuberosum 'Caribe' is an edible potato with violet blooms, dark blue skin, and creamy white flesh.
Description:
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
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - Central and South America
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