dt-brown 5 Plants Sweet Potato Erato Violet Plants

Sweet Potato Erato Violet

Botanical Name: Ipomoea batatas
  • Rich, sweet flavour for the kitchen
  • Attractive violet colour retained after cooking
  • Ideal for containers and sunny plots
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Sweet Potato Erato Violet produces distinctive, smaller tubers prized for their rich, sweet flavour and striking violet colour, which remains after cooking. Hard to find in the shops, it is a gourmet choice for adding both flavour and colour to home-cooked dishes.

Well suited to a warm, sunny plot or large container, this unusual sweet potato is a rewarding addition to the kitchen garden. Supplied as strong, well-rooted young plants, ready for growing on for your own home-grown harvest.

Key information

Botanical Name: Ipomoea batatas
Genus: Sweet potato
Plant Class: Half Hardy Perennial

Characteristics & growing conditions

Position: Full Sun
Plant out once the risk of frost has passed, choosing a warm, sunny position. Sweet potatoes thrive in warm conditions and can be grown in the ground or in large containers; a greenhouse or polytunnel is particularly beneficial in cooler areas. Keep plants regularly watered and fed throughout the growing season. Harvest the tubers in September and October, before the first frosts. After lifting, the tubers can be stored for several months in suitable conditions.

Recommended growing locations.

Allotment / Veg Patch
Container
Patio
Raised Bed
Sow Indoors
Sow Outside
Flowers / Harvest

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