| Pink Fir Apple | |
|---|---|
 'Pink Fir Apple' potatoes | |
| Species | Solanum tuberosum |
| Cultivar | 'Pink Fir Apple' |
| Origin | France |
The Pink Fir Apple potato is a maincrop potato variety with a long knobbly shape, pink skin, and creamy waxy flesh.[1] Its shape makes it difficult to peel.[2]
Pink Fir Apple potato was first imported to the United Kingdom from France in 1850,[3][4] and in 1996 was crossed with the Désirée variety to form the Anya potato for Sainsbury's supermarkets.[5][6]
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Characteristics
It grows to about 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) in height.[2] Its blooms, which are single form, normally with five petals, are about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter at full maturity and are coloured blue-violet, mauve taupe and light pastel purple.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solanum tuberosum 'Pink Fir Apple'.
- ^ "Potato Seed Catalogue 2005". Irish Seed Saver Association. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Pink Fir Apple". Folia. Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ "The European Cultivated Potato Database". europotato.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Pink Fir Apple 1850". heritage-potatoes.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Anya Seed Potaoes". how-to-grow-potatoes.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ Paul R. Wonning Gardener's Guide to Growing Potatoes in the Vegetable Garden: Growing a potato garden for beginners or veterans (2015), p. 27, at Google Books
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