All Blue Fact Sheet
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Parentage – Unknown1
Breeder – Heirloom variety suspected to have originated in the US or UK (Scotland) in the late 19th century; several synonyms names likely existed throughout history1
Maturity – Late season1,2
Usage – Fresh; specialty tablestock1
Plant – Tall, vigorous, semi-erect habit with blue purple stems1,3
Leaves – Dark green1
Flowers –Blue with blue-purple longitudinal stripes; yellow orange anthers1
Tubers – Oval to oblong, deep purple netted skin1,2,3; many deep eyes evenly distributed on tubers with less prominent eyebrows; purple streaked with white flesh and a characteristic white vascular ring1,3; low specific gravity1; medium to long tuber dormancy1,2
Strengths – Popular variety for specialty markets; very high in antioxidants (especially in the skin); drought tolerant; moderately resistant to late blight, hollow heart, secondary growth1,3, shatter bruise, powdery scab and potato viruses A, M, X and S1
Weaknesses – Susceptible to potato leafroll virus, potato virus Y, bacterial ring rot, black leg, golden nematode Ro1 and common scab1
References: 1https://www.tuckertaters.com/p_d_all_blue.html 2http://www.woodprairie.com/product/organic-blue-seed-potatoes/all-organic-prairie-products 3https://www.mainepotatolady.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=21 4https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/potatoes/potato-all-blue-prod000845.html
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Last Revised: 5/8/19
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