Purple Viking potatoes
Solanum tuberosum 'Purple Viking'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 10 inches tall
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, purple, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purple Viking' potatoes (Solanum tuberosum 'Purple Viking') is a vegetable for container growing and the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Rabbits rarely make it their first choice. It stays 8 to 10 inches tall, and bees visit its pink, purple, or white flowers.
Pairs well with Painted Mountain corn, Fernleaf dill, and Santo cilantro.