potato
Solanum tuberosum
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue, pink, purple, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a vegetable for food gardens and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for rabbits. Its flowers come in blue, pink, purple, or white and attract bees.
Pairs well with Garlic, Broccoli, and Horseradish.
Native range
South America.