Purple Magic

Purple Magic is a fairly high set, high yielding, purple skinned and purple fleshed variety with an excellent taste. It is a medium early maturing specialty potato with some chipping qualities.

Tuber Characteristics

Tuber Shapekidney
Flesh Colorpurple
Eye Depthshallow
Skin Colorpurple
Skin Texturesmooth
Dormancygood
Tuber Sizefairly small

Yield and Quality

MarketsProcessing, Specialty, Table/Fresh
Yieldhigh
Tubers Per Plant17-20
Cooking TypeB/C
Dry Matter21.6%

Resistances

Scabmedium
PVYmedium-high
Foliage Blightmedium-high
Tuber Blightmedium-high
Damagesmedium-high
Bruisingmedium-high
Nematodes-

Remarks

  • Has some resistance to Fusarium (dry rot)
  • Has an attractive and highly unique flesh pattern
  • Has some processing qualities

Seed Availability

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