Production Characteristics
- Maturity: Mid-to-late season, similar to Atlantic or Monona
- Yield: 325 cwt/a. (marketable), sizes early
- Specific gravity: Slightly greater than Monona (1.074 to 1.076)
- Tuber set: Medium
- Nitrogen: 100-125 lb/a (mineral soils); 80 lb/a (muck)
- Diseases: Resistant to golden nematode Ro1, common scab, verticillium wilt, early blight. Moderately resistant to hollow heart & brown center. Susceptible to late blight, leaf hopper, CPB, pink rot, PVY
- Storage: Stores well with few problems. Medium to long dormancy. Chips well from 45 F storage
- Market: Tablestock, chipstock. Suitable for home gardeners and market gardeners
- Advantages: High quality, attractive tubers with good yields. Early sizing which can produce larger tuber size
Physical Characteristics
- Plant
- Growth habit: Medium to tall, semi-erect, stems not pigmented; prominent, waved, single-wings; nodes slightly swollen. Leaves and stems are medium-dark green
- Inflorescence: Pure white, except in the center near the anther where they are yellow-green. Very low frequency; small white corolla; light green calyx; orange anther; flower buds and pedicles not pigmented
- Tubers
- Eyes: Shallow to medium eyes, well distributed. Deeper at apical end
- Flesh: Bright white flesh
- Shape: Round to oval to oblong
- Skin: Smooth, bright white to buff colored
Culinary Characteristics
- Taste/flavor: Excellent flavor--one of the highest rated in taste-tests
- Texture after cooking: Firm, moist. Does not slough after boiling
- Uses: Good for baking (not too dry, not too moist), potato salads, boiling, mashing, chipping
- Presentation: No darkening (greying) after boiling
