Désirée (potato)

'Désirée' potatoes

The 'Désirée' is a red-skinned main-crop potato originally bred in the Netherlands in 1962. It has yellow flesh with a distinctive flavour and is a favourite with allotment-holders because of its resistance to drought, and is fairly resistant to disease.^[1] It is a versatile, fairly waxy variety which is firm and holds its shape, and is useful for all methods of cooking, from roasting to mashing and salads.

• Habit: Medium height, later spreading
• Foliage: Medium to dark grey-green, strong purple colour throughout plant
• Stems numerous, purple
• Leaf rigid, open, slightly arched
• Leaflets oval, pointed
• Secondaries few
• Buds/flowers: Buds large, red-purple on hairy stalks, flowers red-violet fading to white

References

• Romans, Alan. The Potato Book. London: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 0-7112-2479-X. 
• Barker, Alex; Mansfield, Sally. Potatoes. London: Lorenz Books. ISBN 0-7548-1090-9. 
• "British Potato Council". Retrieved 2007-10-28. 

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