Red Pontiac potato
Solanum tuberosum 'Red Pontiac'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Red Pontiac' potato (Solanum tuberosum 'Red Pontiac') is a vegetable for food gardens and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is not a favorite of rabbits, though hungry rabbits will eat almost anything. This heirloom is ready to dig in about 80 days, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Fernleaf dill, Santo cilantro, and Favorite Berries yarrow.