Botanical Features
- Plants: medium to large, spreading; thick stems, prominently angled, weakly pigmented.
- Leaves: dark green, large, close; petioles weakly pigmented.
- Terminal leaflets: large, broadly ovate; apex acute; base lobed.
- Primary leaflets: four to five pairs; broadly ovate.
- Secondary and tertiary leaflets: few.
- Flowers: numerous, light lilac corolla with white tips; flower buds light green.
- Tubers: round to oblong, large; smooth buff skin; few very shallow eyes; white flesh.
- Sprouts: ovoid, lilac to reddish purple; highly pubescent; base strongly pigmented; apex weakly pigmented.
Agricultural Features
Medium to high yielding variety; slow development early in season then rapidly; widely adapted; tolerant to drought; washes well at maturity; excellent storability, grades well with few culls; medium dormancy period; medium specific gravity.
Remarks: since tubers set high in hill, it is recommended that a large hill be formed early with a final hilling after tubers are set to avoid sunburn.
- Utilization: moist texture; good for boiling and baking, suitable for chipping and french frying.
- Chief Market: fresh market.
