A very round and large potato, with no inset eyes. It has white flesh and a bright purple skin, is an early potato and is an excellent one for baking in the jacket (it comes out nice and fluffy). Or, if you have to have a potato for mashing and you only grow old potatoes like us, then this one can be peeled, or cooked with the skin on when new,  and it mashes really well. It is not good for boiling, chipping, sautéing, etc, because it falls apart. It has been sent to us from all around NZ, with various names and it’s clear it used to be very common.

By sponsoring this potato for a year, you will be helping us to strengthen the genetics of this cultivar, to develop disease resistance and maintain the line, and to make it available to our members and the public in the future ...and for future generations. Thank you!

Your name will be published alongside this potato on our Potato Project thank you list.