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Desiree Potato
Desiree
has a firm cooked texture.
The leaf is blue/green open
and pigmented.
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General Description:
Desiree is a maincrop potato variety, with high and early yields. It
has a high resistance to drought and good resistance to potato virus.
The Plant:
The Desiree potato plant is of a medium height and
spread, with a number of pigmented stems.
Desiree tubers are oval, with medium to large red skin, a light yellow flesh, with medium eye depth.
The Desiree has red skin and light yellow flesh, with a firm texture.
It has many pale purple flowers, almost white, on a long stalk with many berries.
This variety is excellent for
Boiling,
Wedges,
Baking,
Chipping,
Roasting and
Mashing.